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Christmas Weekend Shootings Kill 3, Wound 9 Since Saturday, Police Say

By Dong Jin Oh | December 25, 2016 9:57am
 Shootings have killed three people and wounded nine in Christmas weekend shootings since Saturday, police said.
Shootings have killed three people and wounded nine in Christmas weekend shootings since Saturday, police said.
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CHICAGO — Shootings have killed three people and wounded nine since Saturday, police said.

• At 1:33 a.m. Sunday, an 18-year-old man was shot dead in Gage Park, police said.

• At 12:49 a.m., a 21-year-old man was shot dead in South Shore, police said.

• At 8:54 p.m. Saturday, a 20-year-old man was shot dead in Gresham, police said.

In non-fatal shootings:

• At 8:17 p.m. Saturday, a 25-year-old man was shot in Old Town in the Cabrini-Green neighborhood, police said.

• At 7:51 p.m., a 28-year-old man was shot in Gresham, police said.

He was walking in the 8800 block of South Wallace Street when someone in a light-colored Dodge drove by and fired shots, police said.

He was hit in the left side of his face and was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in stable condition, police said.

The victim was a documented gang member, police said.

• At 7:12 p.m., a 53-year-old man was shot in Greater Grand Crossing, police said.

He was in an argument with an acquaintance in the 7300 block of South Michigan Avenue when the other person fired shots, police said.

He was grazed in his left hand and was taken to St. Bernard Hospital, where he is listed in good condition, police said.

The offender is in custody and a weapon has been recovered, police said.

• At 6:35 p.m., a 20-year-old man and a 17-year-old teen was shot in North Lawndale, police said.

They were in a parked vehicle in the 1800 block of South Central Park Avenue when someone in a vehicle drove by and fired shots, police said.

The man was grazed in his face and right arm and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he is listed in good condition, police said. The teen was hit in the side of her body and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where she is listed in critical condition.

The 20-year-old is a documented gang member, police said.

• At 6:10 p.m., a 22-year-old woman was shot in Gresham, police said.

She was getting out of her vehicle in the 8600 block of South Morgan Street when someone in a gray vehicle drove by and fired shots, police said.

She was hit in her lower body and was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in critical condition, police said.

• At 4:12 p.m., a 35-year-old man was shot in West Englewood, police said.

• At 3:30 p.m., a 25-year-old man was also shot in West Englewood, police said.

• At 9:25 a.m., a 24-year-old man was shot in Back of the Yards, police said.

He was in the 4300 block of South Marshfield Avenue when someone drove by in a white SUV and fired shots before fleeing the area, police said.

He was hit in his chest and was taken to University of Illinois Hospital by family members. He was transferred to Stroger Hospital in critical condition, police said.

The victim is a documented gang member and convicted felon, police said.

No one was in custody.

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