CHICAGO — Four men were killed and 13 people were hurt in shootings around the city between Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning, police said.
A shooting in South Shore left a 42-year-old man dead and a 27-year-old man wounded Tuesday around 3:30 p.m.
Just before 7 p.m. Tuesday evening, a man in his 20s was found shot to death in Ashburn.
At 9:40 p.m. Tuesday, a man in his 20s died after being shot in his head in North Lawndale.
At 4:13 a.m. Wednesday morning, a 24-year-old man was shot to death in Back of the Yards.
• In the most recent non-fatal shooting, at 3:47 a.m. Wednesday, a 56-year-old man was walking home in the 1300 block of East 75th Street in Grand Crossing when he saw someone shooting at an abandoned house, according to a police incident report.
When the shooter saw the man, he turned toward him and shot at him, police said.
The man was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where he was considered "stable" with a gunshot wound in his forearm.
• At 12:53 a.m., a 23-year-old man was standing in the 500 block of North Kedzie Avenue in East Garfield Park when someone drove up to him in a car and began to argue with him, police said.
A passenger in the car then pulled out a gun and shot the man multiple times, police said.
The man was brought to Stroger Hospital in serious condition, police said.
Multiple people are in custody and charges are pending, police said. A gun was also recovered from the scene.
• At 12:05 a.m., a 31-year-old man was sitting on a parked motorcycle in the 5400 block of West Walton Street in Austin when he heard gunshots and felt pain in his left leg, police said.
The man was brought to West Suburban Hospital, where he was listed in good condition, police said.
Police said the man is a documented gang member.
• At 11:20 p.m. Tuesday night, two men walked into an apartment in the 4000 block of West Jackson Boulevard in West Garfield Park and "exchanged words" with a man inside, who then pulled out a gun and shot at them, police said.
One man, 31, was shot in his right arm, police said. Another man, 20, was shot in his buttocks.
Both men were taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where they were considered "stable," police said.
• At 8:21 p.m., a 22-year-old man was walking in the 4900 block of West Madison Street in Austin when a man walked up and shot at him, according to Officer Ana Pacheco, a Chicago Police spokeswoman.
The man was brought to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was in serious condition after being shot in his chest and his leg, Pacheco said.
• At 8:06 p.m., a 26-year-old woman and a 19-year-old man were walking in the 8400 block of South Hermitage Avenue in Auburn Gresham when they heard gunshots and felt pain in their legs, according to Officer Thomas Sweeney, a Chicago Police spokesman.
The man and woman were brought to Advocate Christ Medical Center, where they were both considered "stable," Sweeney said.
• At 6:55 p.m., a 26-year-old man was standing in the 6500 block of South Wentworth Avenue in Englewood when someone shot at him from a passing car, Sweeney said.
The man brought himself to St. Bernard Hospital, where he was listed in good condition with a graze wound in his back, Sweeney said.
Police said the shooting appeared to be gang-related.
• At 6:26 p.m., a 21-year-old was grazed in his leg by a bullet in the 7100 block of South Damen Avenue in Englewood, Sweeney said.
The man was brought to St. Bernard Hospital, where he was considered "stable," Sweeney said.
• At 5:40 p.m., a 59-year-old man was inside a store in the 2700 block of West 57th Street in Gage Park when he was shot in his hand, Sweeney said.
The man was brought to Holy Cross Hospital, where he was listed in good condition, Sweeney said.
Police said the man appeared to have been the target of an armed robbery.
• At 2 p.m., a 22-year-old man was shot and wounded in West Garfield Park.
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