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2 Killed, 10 Wounded In Citywide Shootings Since Monday, Police Say

By Alex Nitkin | August 2, 2016 8:41am
 Two men were shot to death and 10 others were wounded, one critically, police said.
Two men were shot to death and 10 others were wounded, one critically, police said.
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CHICAGO — Two men were shot to death and another 10 people were wounded in shootings around the city between Monday morning and Tuesday morning, police said.

Around 2 p.m. Monday, a 25-year-old man died after being shot in his head in Chicago Lawn.

At 12:30 a.m. Tuesday morning, a 29-year-old man was shot to death in Austin.

• Most recently, at 4:45 a.m., a 20-year-old man was dropped off at Mount Sinai Hospital with a gunshot wound in his back, according to Officer Bari Lemmon, a Chicago Police spokeswoman.

The man had been shot in the 6400 block of South Albany Avenue in Chicago Lawn, Lemmon said.

The man was listed in serious condition, Lemmon said.

Police said the man is a documented gang-member, and they believe the shooting was gang-related.

• Around 8:30 p.m. Monday, a man was found shot and critically wounded in an alley in Lakeview.

• At 5:27 p.m., a 13-year-old boy and a 21-year-old man suffered minor injuries in a drive-by shooting on the Near West Side.

• At 4:45 p.m., two men were standing in the 4400 block of South Paulina Avenue in Back of the Yards when someone shot at them from a passing SUV, Lemmon said.

One man, 20, was shot in his leg, Lemmon said. Another man, 21, was shot in both legs.

Both men were brought to Stroger Hospital, where they were "stable," Lemmon said.

• At 2:35 p.m., a 15-year-old boy and two men were shot in the 1600 block of West Garfield Boulevard, also in Back of the Yards, according to Officer Michelle Tannehill, a Chicago Police spokeswoman.

The boy was shot in his hand, and one of the men, 32, was shot in his hip, Tannehill said. Both brought themselves to St. Bernard's Hospital, where they were "stable."

Another man, 21, was brought to Stroger Hospital, where he was listed in serious condition with a gunshot wound in his stomach, Tannehill said.

• At 9:30 a.m. Monday morning, a 21-year-old man was walking in the 600 block of South Homan Avenue in North Lawndale when he heard gunshots and felt pain in his lower back, Tannehill said.

The man brought himself to West Suburban Hospital, where he was "stable," police said.

No one was in custody for any of the shootings, police said.

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