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Shootings Kill 6 People, Wound 17 Since Friday, Police Say

By Kelly Bauer | October 15, 2016 11:21am
 Shootings have left six people dead and 17 wounded since Friday, police said.
Shootings have left six people dead and 17 wounded since Friday, police said.
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CHICAGO — Shootings have left six people dead and 17 wounded since Friday, police said.

• At 4:25 a.m. Saturday, a 26-year-old man was shot dead in Woodlawn.

• At 8:55 p.m. Friday, a 26-year-old man was shot and killed while standing outside in West Ridge.

• At 8:18 p.m., one man was killed and six people wounded in a single shooting in Garfield Park. No other single shooting this year has claimed as many victims.

• At 7:55 p.m., two men, 18 and 20 years old, were gunned down in Austin.

• At 6:50 p.m., an 18-year-old man was shot to death in Garfield Park.

In non-fatal shootings:

• Most recently, at 5:35 a.m. Saturday, a 37-year-old man was shot in Ashburn, said Officer Bari Lemmon, a Chicago Police spokeswoman. The man was in the 7800 block of South Sawyer Avenue when he was shot.

The man was hit in his back and was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center, where his condition was "stable but critical," Lemmon said.

The man was a convicted felon, police said.

• At 5 a.m., a 25-year-old man was shot and seriously wounded in Little Village.

• A 2:17 a.m., a 17-year-old was shot in Montclare, police said. The teen was driving in the 2300 block of North Normandy Avenue when a dark-colored SUV pulled up and someone inside fired shots at him.

The teen was hit in his right leg and was taken to Loyola Hospital in good condition, police said.

• At 1:09 a.m., a 29-year-old man was shot in Austin, police said. The man was standing outside in the 4700 block of West Van Buren Street when someone in a silver car fired shots at the man.

The man was hit in his leg and took himself to Loyola Hospital in fair condition, police said.

• At 12:26 a.m., a 26-year-old man was shot in Auburn Gresham.

• At 11:59 p.m. Friday, a 34-year-old man was shot in Chicago Lawn, police said. The man was driving in the 6500 block of South Talman Avenue when he heard shots and felt pain.

The man was hit in his hip and was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center, where his condition was not available but he was listed as "stable," police said.

• At 6 p.m., a 26-year-old man was shot in Grand Boulevard, Lemmon said. The man was walking in the 4200 block of South Michigan Avenue when he heard shots and felt pain.

The man was hit in his chest and was taken to Stroger Hospital, where his condition was not available but he was listed as "stable," Lemmon said.

The man was a documented gang member, police said.

• At 5:40 p.m., a 19-year-old man was shot in Little Village.

• At 2:31 p.m., a 44-year-old man was shot in Austin.

• At 12:30 p.m., a 19-year-old man was critically wounded during a shooting in Englewood.

• At 11:15 a.m., a 20-year-old man was wounded in a shooting in Englewood.

No one was in custody.

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