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Shootings Kill 1 Person, Wound 14 Since Friday, Police Say

By Lisa White | January 21, 2017 11:32pm
 Shootings have killed one person and wounded 14 since Friday, police said.
Shootings have killed one person and wounded 14 since Friday, police said.
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CHICAGO — Shootings have killed one person and wounded 14 since Friday, police said.

• At 3:59 a.m. Saturday, a man in his 20s was fatally shot in Humboldt Park. Two other men were injured in the shooting, police said.

In non-fatal shootings:

• At 3:48 a.m. Saturday, an 26-year-old man was shot in Auburn Gresham, police said. The man was standing on the sidewalk in the 7600 block of South Bishop Street when three men approached and one of them fired shots at him.

He was hit in the left foot and was taken to Holy Cross Hospital in good condition, police said.

The shooting appeared to be gang related, police said.

• At 3:15 a.m., three people were shot in Brighton Park, police said. The three people were near a parked car in the 3800 block of South St. Louis Avenue when a dark sedan pulled up next to them, a man got out of the car and fired multiple shots before getting back into the vehicle and driving away.

A 27-year-old woman was hit in the head and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition. A 28-year-old man was hit in the left leg and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where his condition was not available but he was listed as "stable," police said. A 22-year-old man was hit in the back and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where his condition was not available but he was listed as "stable," police said.

The shooting appeared to be gang related, police said.

• At 2:05 a.m., a 28-year-old man was shot in South Austin, police said. The man was sitting in a parked vehicle in the 5400 block of West Ohio Street when another man approached the car and fired shots at him. 

The victim tried to drive away and "ultimately crashed into a structure," police said. The man was hit in the left arm and back and was taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition, police said.

• At 11:08 p.m. Friday, a 24-year-old man was shot in Chatham, police said. The man was on the sidewalk in the 8100 block of South Drexel Avenue when a person in a red SUV fired shots, police said.

He was hit in the left leg and was taken to Stroger Hospital, where his condition was not available but he was listed as "stable," police said.

• At 9:15 p.m., a 27-year-old woman was shot in South Chicago, police said. The woman was inside an apartment in the 2900 block of East 91st Street when she was involved in an argument with a person she knew who pulled out a gun and fired shots.

After the argument, the person who shot the woman forced her and her two children into a vehicle, which was involved in a traffic crash in the 9000 block of South Jeffery Boulevard.

The woman was hit in her left wrist, thigh and foot and was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center, where her condition was not available but she was listed as "stable," police said. The two children, 10 and 6, were also taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center for observation in good condition, police said.

The person who shot the woman, a 36-year-old man, was taken to Northwestern Hospital in serious condition from injuries received during the traffic crash. He is in custody and charges are pending, police said.

• At 9:05 p.m., three people were shot in South Austin, police said. The men were standing on the sidewalk in the 5200 block of West Congress Parkway when they heard shots and felt pain, police said.

A 25-year-old man was hit in the left arm and a 27-year-old man was hit in the right foot. Both were taken to Loretto Hospital, where their conditions were not available but they were both listed as "stable," police said. A 22-year-old man was hit in the left buttocks and grazed in the left shoulder. He was taken to Loyola University Medical Center, where his condition was not available but he was listed as "stable," police said.

• At 5:41 p.m., a 19-year-old man was shot in Lawndale, police said. The man was in the 600 block of South Sacramento Boulevard when he was shot in the head.

He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition, police said.

• At 4:16 p.m., a 30-year-old man was shot in Back of the Yards, police said. The man was in the 1400 block of West 49th Street when he was shot in his arm.

He was taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition, police said.

No one was in custody in these shootings unless otherwise noted.

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