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Shootings Kill 1 Man, Wound 13 People Since Thursday, Police Say

By Kelly Bauer | September 2, 2016 8:17am
 Shootings have killed one man and wounded 13 people since Thursday, police said.
Shootings have killed one man and wounded 13 people since Thursday, police said.
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CHICAGO — Shootings killed one man and wounded 13 people, including a 10-year-old girl and 14-year-old boy, since Thursday, police said.

• At 10:35 a.m. Thursday, a shooting in Garfield Park left 20-year-old Malik Philpot dead.

In non-fatal shootings:

• At 4:13 a.m. Friday, a 26-year-old man was wounded in a shooting in Burnside, police said. The man was playing dice in the 8700 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue when someone fired shots at the group.

The man's back was grazed by a bullet and he was treated and released at the scene, police said.

• At 3:50 a.m., a 24-year-old man was shot in Douglas, police said. The man was in the 3600 block of South Rhodes Avenue when he was shot three times in his chest, arm and leg.

The man was taken to Northwestern Hospital in critical condition, police said.

• At 2:30 a.m., a 19-year-old man was shot while walking outside in Logan Square.

• At 1:55 a.m., a 28-year-old man was shot in Englewood. The shooting might have been self-inflicted, police said.

• At 11:35 p.m. Thursday, an 18-year-old man was shot in Humboldt Park.

• Also at 11:35 p.m., a 29-year-old man was shot in Austin, police said. The man was standing outside in the 4800 block of West Gladys Avenue when he got into an argument with a man. The man took out a gun and fired shots at the victim.

The victim was hit in his lower back and his legs. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where his condition was not available but he was listed as "stable," police said.

The shooter ran away, police said.

• At 11:22 p.m., a 27-year-old man was shot while driving in Englewood.

• At 8:10 p.m., a 15-year-old boy was shot in Austin, said Officer Bari Lemmon, a Chicago Police spokeswoman. The boy was outside in the 500 block of North Central Avenue when a van drove up and someone inside shot at him.

The boy was hit in his side and buttocks. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where his condition was not available but he was listed as "stable," police said.

• At 5:50 p.m., a 14-year-old boy was wounded by a shooting while playing basketball in Englewood.

• At 1 p.m., a man was shot and wounded in Logan Square.

• At 12:40 p.m., a shooting in Humboldt Park wounded a 10-year-old girl and two men.

No one was in custody in these shootings.

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