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11 People Shot Since Wednesday Morning, Police Say

By Ed Komenda | November 24, 2016 8:52am | Updated on November 24, 2016 10:49am
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At least five people have been shot since Wednesday night, according to Chicago Police.
Police Tape At least five people have been shot since Wednesday night, according to Chicago Police.
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CHICAGO — At least 11 people have been shot since Wednesday morning, according to Chicago Police.

Here's a look at the pre-Thanksgiving violence:

• At 11:40 a.m. in Englewood, a 20-year-old man was a passenger in a car driving in the 1900 block of West 59th Street when a red SUV pulled up alongside and someone inside fired shots, police said. The man, who was shot in his head, was taken to Holy Cross Hospital, where he was listed in critical condition, police said.

• At 12:35 p.m. in Humboldt Park, a 70-year-old man was in a parking lot in the 3300 block of West North Avenue when he got into a fight with another man who shot him, police said. The man, who was shot on the right side of his body, was taken to Stroger Hospital, where his condition was stabilized, police said.

• At 3:10 p.m. in East Side, a 29-year-old man was in the 10700 block of South Green Bay Avenue when someone in a red pickup truck pulled up and fired shots, police said. The man, who was shot in his buttocks, was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center where his condition was stabilized, police said.

• At 6:58 p.m. in the 5500 block of West Quincy Street in Austin, a 19-year-old man standing on the sidewalk heard shots and felt pain in his back, where he had been shot. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where his condition was unknown.

• Around 7 p.m. in the 2700 block of West Maypole Avenue in West Town, a 20-year-old man was shot in his arm and leg and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was listed as “stable.”

• At 10:28 p.m. in the 200 block of South Kilpatrick Avenue in West Garfield Park, two men — ages 25 and 23 — were sitting in a parked car when another man walked up and fired shots. The men, who were shot in an arm and grazed in the buttocks, transported themselves to Stroger Hospital, where they were listed as “stable."

• At 12:04 a.m. in the 1400 block of North Massasoit Avenue in Austin, a 16-year-old boy sitting on a front porch was shot in his left leg by a shooter passing in a white car. The boy was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was listed as “stable.”

• At 2:12 a.m. in the 2200 block of North Springfield Avenue in Logan Square, a 22-year-old woman sitting in a car noticed a crowd gathering nearby. She then heard shots, police said, and felt pain from gunshot wounds in her stomach and back. Emergency crews took her to Stroger Hospital, where she was listed as “stable.”

• At 3:19 a.m. in the 5300 block of North Paulina Street  in Andersonville, a 56-year-old man was shot in his stomach and leg during a domestic dispute. The man was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, where he is listed as “critical.”

• At 4:30 a.m., a 39-year-old man with a gunshot wound in the left knee drove himself to Northwestern Hospital, where he was listed in "good condition." He refused to cooperate with police and would not provide details on where or how he was shot.

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