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2 Killed, 20 Wounded In Shootings Since Monday Morning, Police Say

By Alex Nitkin | October 11, 2016 12:13pm
 Those shot included seven boys younger than 18 years old, police said.
Those shot included seven boys younger than 18 years old, police said.
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CHICAGO — Two men were killed and 20 other people were wounded in shootings around the city between Monday morning and Tuesday morning, police said.

A man was killed and another was wounded in a shooting in Belmont Cragin just after midnight.

A 25-year-old man was killed in Englewood Monday night, one of five men shot around the neighborhood that day.

Five teenagers, ranging from ages 13 to 19, were shot around the Austin neighborhood Monday.

• In the most recent non-fatal shooting, at 10:17 p.m. Monday, a 42-year-old man was walking on the sidewalk in the 3000 block of West 62nd Street in Gage Park when a man walked up and shot at him, police said.

The man was shot in his abdomen and brought to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was considered "stable," police said.

• At 11:23 p.m., a 17-year-old was shot next to the Cook County Criminal Courthouse in Little Village.

• At 10:52 p.m., two men were sitting on a front porch in the 8500 block of South Loomis Street in Auburn Gresham when a man walked up and shot at them, police said.

One man, 18, was shot in his abdomen and both shoulders, police said. He was brought to Advocate Christ Medical Center, where he was listed in serious condition.

The other man, 19, was brought to Little Company of Mary Hospital, where he was listed in good condition with graze wounds in his arm and buttocks, police said.

• At 10:23 p.m., a 34-year-old man was shot in his foot in Irving Park.

The teen was brought to Holy Cross Hospital, where he was listed in good condition, police said.

• At 8:50 p.m., a 17-year-old was shot in the 7100 block of South Richmond Street in Marquette Park, according to Officer Laura Amezaga, a Chicago Police spokeswoman.

The teen brought himself to Holy Cross Hospital, where he was listed in good condition with a gunshot wound in his right hand, Amezaga said.

• At 8:10 p.m., a 27-year-old man was sitting in front of a residence in the 2500 block of East 97th Place in South Deering when someone shot at him from a passing car, Amezaga said.

The man was brought to Trinity Hospital, where he was listed in good condition, police said.

• At 8 p.m., a man walked into Jackson Park Hospital after being shot in his leg in the 8200 block of South Eberhart Avenue in Chatham, Amezaga said.

Police could not immediately provide any other information on the shooting, as the man did not cooperate with authorities.

• At 4:30 p.m. Monday afternoon, a 16-year-old boy was standing in the 3000 block of West Flournoy Street in East Garfield Park when someone shot at him, Amezaga said.

The boy was brought to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was listed in good condition with a gunshot wound in his leg, Amezaga said.

• At 2 p.m., a man walked into a hospital with a gunshot wound in his toe, 12 hours after being shot in Humboldt Park.

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

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