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Shootings Wound 11 People Since Friday, Police Say

By Kelly Bauer | September 3, 2016 8:43am | Updated on September 3, 2016 4:26pm
 Eleven people have been wounded in shootings since Friday night, police said.
Eleven people have been wounded in shootings since Friday night, police said.
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CHICAGO — Eleven people have been wounded in shootings since Friday night, police said.

• At 6:04 a.m., a 64-year-old woman was shot in Auburn Gresham. Police said she was not the intended target.

• At 4:15 a.m., a 24-year-old man was shot in Austin, police said. The man was on the street in the 5000 block of West Adams Street when he heard shots and felt pain.

The man was hit in his right leg. 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 3:30 a.m., four men were shot in West Town. They were in good condition.

• At 2:20 a.m., a 20-year-old man was shot while standing outside in West Englewood.

• At 2 a.m., two women were shot in Back of the Yards. One of them was critically wounded.

• At 9:30 p.m., a 17-year-old was shot in Austin, said Officer Bari Lemmon, a Chicago Police spokeswoman. The teen was in the 100 block of North Parkside Avenue when a car drove up and someone inside shot at him.

The teen was hit in his lower back and elbow, Lemmon said. He took himself to West Suburban Hospital, where he was in good condition.

The shooter drove off in the car, Lemmon said.

• At 9:20 p.m. Friday, a 29-year-old man was shot in Humboldt Park. The shooter then rammed the man's car, causing a crash that injured several other people.

No one was in custody in these shootings.

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