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Shootings Kill 4 People, Wound 16 Since Friday, Police Say

By Kelly Bauer | August 6, 2016 1:09pm
 Shootings have left four people dead and 16 wounded since Friday, police said.
Shootings have left four people dead and 16 wounded since Friday, police said.
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CHICAGO — Shootings have left four people dead and 16 wounded since Friday, police said.

• At 4:25 a.m. Saturday, a 29-year-old man was shot to death in South Deering.

• At 3:25 a.m., a 32-year-old man was killed and another man was wounded in River North.

• At 12:30 a.m., Miguel Bahena, 18, was shot to death in West Ridge.

• At 12:39 p.m. Friday, a 16-year-old boy was shot to death in Woodlawn.

In non-fatal shootings:

• At 4:29 a.m. Saturday, a 22-year-old woman walked into the hospital after being shot in Wicker Park.

• At 2:56 a.m., a 20-year-old man was shot in Austin, police said. The man was in a car in the the 100 block of North Leamington when someone fired shots.

The man was hit in his legs and his groin area. He was taken to Stroger Hospital, where his condition was not available but he was listed as "stable," police said.

The man was a documented gang member, police said.

• At 1:30 a.m., a 25-year-old man was shot in Bronzeville, police said. The man was sitting on a crate on the sidewalk in the 1300 block of South Lawrence when he heard shots and felt pain.

The man was hit in his forearms and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital. His condition was not available, but he was listed as "stable," police said.

The man was a documented gang member, police said.

• At 12:01 a.m., a 24-year-old man was shot in South Chicago, police said. The man was driving a car in the 8100 block of South Kingston when he heard shots and felt pain.

The man was hit in his upper left leg and was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in critical condition, police said.

The man is affiliated with a gang, police said.

• At 11:45 p.m. Friday, a 27-year-old man was shot in North Lawndale, police said. The man was in the 3400 block of West Ogden when he was shot in his left leg and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where his condition was not released but he was listed as "stable," police said.

The man said he was drinking and smoking all day and just woke up in the hospital, police said.

The man is affiliated with a gang, police said.

• At 11:30 p.m., a 17-year-old was shot in Woodlawn, police said. The teen was walking on the sidewalk in the 6300 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue when a man walked up and fired shots.

The teen was hit in his right leg and his back was grazed by a bullet, police said. He was taken to Northwestern Hospital, where his condition was not available but he was listed as "stable," police said.

• At 11:20 p.m., three people were shot while walking outside in Logan Square.

• At 8:30 p.m., a 16-year-old  boy was shot in Humboldt Park, said Officer Jose Estrada, a Chicago Police spokesman. The boy was walking on the sidewalk in the 1000 block of North Harding Avenue when someone in a passing gray sedan fired shots.

The boy was hit in his side and left hand and was taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition, Estrada said.

The shooting might be gang-related, police said, and the victim was a documented gang member.

• At 7:10 p.m., a 28-year-old man was shot in Douglas Park, Estrada said. The man was in a parked car in the 1200 block of South Western Avenue when he got into an argument with several men outside the car. One of the men took out a gun and shot him.

The man was hit in his right arm and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in good condition, Estrada said. The group of men drove off in a white sedan.

• At 2:15 p.m., a 22-year-old man was shot in Park Manor, Estrada said. The man was walking in an alley in the 7000 block of South Eberhart Avenue when he heard shots and felt pain.

The man was hit in his lower leg and was taken to Stroger Hospital. His condition was not available but he was listed as "stable," Estrada said.

The man was a documented gang member, police said, and the shooting might be gang-related.

• At 9:35 a.m., officers responding to a call of shots fired found a man shot in North Lawndale, Estrada said. The man had been shot multiple times and was lying in an alley in the 1500 block of South Kostner Avenue.

The man had been shot twice in his back, twice in his left thigh and twice in his right arm, Estrada said. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition.

The man's age was unknown.

No one was in custody in these shootings.

• At 9 a.m., a man and woman were shot and wounded in South Shore.

No one was in custody in these shootings.

Also, at 3:50 p.m. Friday, an 18-year-old man shot himself in North Lawndale, police said. The man said he was standing on the sidewalk in the 1500 block of South Harding Avenue when he heard shots and felt pain, but police later determined the wound was self-inflicted.

The man's right leg was grazed by a bullet and he was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in good condition, Estrada said.

The man was a documented gang member, police said.

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