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Shootings Kill 1 Man, Wound 10 People Since Saturday Morning, Police Say

By Alex Nitkin | September 4, 2016 9:52am
 Those shot included an off-duty officer, a 63-year-old man and a 16-year-old boy, police said.
Those shot included an off-duty officer, a 63-year-old man and a 16-year-old boy, police said.
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CHICAGO — A man was killed and 10 other people were wounded, including an off-duty police officer, in shootings around the city between Saturday morning and Sunday morning, police said.

The man, 32, died after being shot in his head in Archer Heights early Sunday morning. A 22-year-old man was also seriously wounded in the same shooting.

The off-duty police officer was grazed in his arm while driving home from work around 5 a.m. Sunday.

In non-fatal shootings:

• At 11:50 p.m., a 25-year-old woman was grazed by a ricocheting bullet in Irving Park.

• At 9:25 p.m., a 21-year-old man was standing in front of a residence in the 12400 block of South Perry Avenue in West Pullman when someone shot at him from a passing gray Chevy Malibu, according to a police incident report.

The man was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center, where he was listed in critical condition with a gunshot wound in his head, police said.

• At 8:20 p.m., a 63-year-old man was in a store in the 1800 block of West 47th Street in Back of the Yards when a man walked in and robbed him at gunpoint, according to Officer Bari Lemmon, a Chicago Police spokeswoman.

The robber shot the man in his stomach then fled with an unknown amount of money, Lemmon said.

The man was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was listed in critical condition, Lemmon said.

• Also at 8:20 p.m., a man and a teenager were both shot in their backs in Uptown.

• At 8:06 p.m., a 16-year-old boy was walking in LaFollette Park, 5000 W. Hirsch St., in Austin when someone walked up and shot at him, according to Officer Veejay Zala, a Chicago Police spokesman.

The boy was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was listed in critical condition with a gunshot wound in his head, Zala said.

• At 8 p.m., an 18-year-old man was shot in his right leg in the 5500 block of South Troy Street in Gage Park, police said.

A family member drove the man to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was listed in good condition, police said.

The man was uncooperative with authorities and did not provide any other information on the shooting, police said.

• At 3:12 p.m., a 19-year-old man was walking in the 8100 block of South Throop Street when someone shot at him from a passing silver car, Zala said.

The man brought himself to Little Company of Mary Hospital, where he was listed in good condition with a gunshot wound in his right arm, Zala said.

Police said the man is a documented gang member.

No one was in custody for any of the shootings, police said.

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