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2 People Killed, 13 Wounded In Citywide Shootings Since Friday, Police Say

By Kelly Bauer | August 20, 2016 9:58am
 Two people have been killed and 13 wounded in shootings across the city since Friday, police said.
Two people have been killed and 13 wounded in shootings across the city since Friday, police said.
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CHICAGO — Two people have been killed and 13 wounded in shootings across the city since Friday, police said.

• At 8:40 a.m., Martel McCary, 24, was shot multiple times and killed in Avalon Park.

• At 5:35 p.m. Friday, Christopher Kent, 25, was shot to death in Chatham.

In non-fatal shootings:

• Most recently, at 6 a.m. Saturday, a 23-year-old woman was shot in Garfield Park, said Officer Bari Lemmon, a Chicago Police spokeswoman, citing preliminary information. The woman was in the 4600 block of West Monroe Street when she was shot in her upper right leg.

The woman was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital. Her condition was not available but she was listed as "stable," Lemmon said.

• At 5:50 a.m., a 20-year-old man was shot in Little Village, Lemmon said.

• At 3:39 a.m., a 24-year-old man was shot in Logan Square.

• At 2:56 a.m., a 33-year-old man was shot in Belmont Cragin, police said. The man was driving his car in the 4600 block of West Diversey Avenue when he heard shots and felt pain.

The man was hit in his arm and was taken to Illinois Masonic Hospital in good condition, police said.

• Also at 2:56 a.m., a 24-year-old man was shot in Irving Park.

• At 1:44 a.m., a 23-year-old man was shot in Englewood.

• At 1:40 a.m., a 40-year-old man was shot in Chatham.

• At 12:56 a.m., a 35-year-old man was shot in West Englewood.

• At 11:56 p.m. Friday, a 28-year-old man was shot in Garfield Park, police said. The man was standing outside in the 4600 block of West Gladys Avenue when he heard shots and felt pain.

The man was hit in his foot and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in good condition, police said.

The man was a documented gang member, police said.

• At 10:31 p.m., a 26-year-old man was shot in South Chicago, police said. The man was sitting in a parked car in the 8000 block of South Burnham Avenue when a man walked up and fired shots at him.

The victim was hit in his arm and was taken to Northwestern Hospital. His condition was not available but he was listed as "stable," police said.

The man was a documented gang member, police said.

• At 10:11 p.m., a 25-year-old woman was shot in North Lawndale, police said. The woman was inside a car in the 3500 block of West Grenshaw Street when two men standing on the street fired shots at the car.

The woman was hit in her arm and was taken to Stroger Hospital in good condition, police said.

• At 9:30 p.m., a 21-year-old man was shot in Austin, Lemmon said. The man was in the 5500 block of West West End Avenue when he was hit in his abdomen and his shoulder was grazed by a bullet.

The man was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in serious condition, Lemmon said.

The man was a documented gang member, police said.

• At 3:30 p.m., a 17-year-old was shot in West Pullman, Lemmon said. The teen was in the 11900 block of South Eggleston Avenue when he was shot in his hip.

The teen was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, Lemmon said.

The teen was a documented gang member, police said.

No one was in custody in these shootings.

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