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Shootings Wound 10 People Since Tuesday, Police Say

By Kelly Bauer | February 8, 2017 8:00am
 Shootings have wounded 10 people since Tuesday, police said.
Shootings have wounded 10 people since Tuesday, police said.
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CHICAGO — Shootings have wounded 10 people since Tuesday, police said.

• At 2 a.m. Wednesday, a 26-year-old man was shot while walking outside in West Town.

• At 9:11 p.m. Tuesday, a 28-year-old man was shot in Garfield Park, police said. The man was walking on the sidewalk in the 3100 block of West Jackson Boulevard when someone in a dark-colored car fired shots at him.

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

• At 8:06 p.m., an 18-year-old man was wounded in a shooting in Chatham, police said. The man was driving through an alley in the 8300 block of South King Drive when a man fired shots at him.

The victim's head was grazed by a bullet and he took himself to Stroger Hospital, where his condition was not available but he was listed as "stable," police said.

• At 6:21 p.m., a 19-year-old man was shot in Fuller Park, police said. The man was in the 300 block of West Garfield Boulevard when he was shot in his hand.

The man took himself to Stroger Hospital in good condition, police said.

No further information was immediately available.

• At 3:27 p.m., two 15-year-old boys were shot in West Lawn, police said. The boys were walking in the 3600 block of West 62nd Street when they heard shots and felt pain.

One boy was hit in his leg and taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in fair condition and the other boy was hit in his foot and taken to Holy Cross Hospital in good condition, police said.

• At 3:02 p.m., a 40-year-old woman was shot in Austin, police said. The woman was driving in the 5000 block of West Division Street when someone outside the car fired shots.

The woman was hit in her side and drove to the 1000 block of North Lawler, where she called 911, police said. The woman was taken to Loyola Hospital, where her condition was not available but she was listed as "stable," police said.

The woman was not the intended target, police said. A man who had been walking outside fired shots at a group. No one else was wounded but a car was damaged by gunfire.

• At 2:21 p.m., a 27-year-old man was shot in Garfield Park, police said. The man was walking in the 3900 block of West Monroe Street when someone walked up to him and fired shots.

The man was hit multiple times in his torso and arm, police said.

No further information was immediately available.

• At 9:34 a.m., a 21-year-old man was shot in North Lawndale, police said. The man was in the 600 block of South Albany Avenue when he was shot multiple times in his legs.

The man was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where his condition was not available but he was listed as "stable," police said.

The man was uncooperative with officers, a police source said.

• At 8:58 a.m., a 22-year-old man was shot in East Side, police said. The man was walking down the street in the 10600 block of South Avenue J when he heard shots and felt pain.

The man was hit in his right leg and taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in good condition, police said.

No one was in custody in these shootings.