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Shootings Kill 1 Person, Wound 6 Since Friday, Police Say

By Kelly Bauer | March 11, 2017 11:56am
 Shootings have killed one person and wounded six since Friday, police said.
Shootings have killed one person and wounded six since Friday, police said.
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CHICAGO — Shootings have killed one person and wounded six since Friday, police said.

• At 5:25 a.m. Saturday, a 34-year-old man was shot to death in Englewood. A woman, 34, was wounded in the attack.

In non-fatal shootings:

• At 10:05 p.m. Friday, a 24-year-old man was shot in Austin, police said. the man was standing in the street in the 5000 block of West Gladys Avenue when someone in a gray Chevy Traverse fired shots at him.

The man was hit in his back and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in serious condition, police said.

The man was a documented gang member, a police source said.

• At 9:38 p.m., a 43-year-old man was shot in West Pullman, police said. The man was walking on the sidewalk in the 11600 block of South Yale Avenue when three men walked up to him and demanded his property.

The man gave the robbers his phone and tried to run away, but one of the robbers fired shots at him, police said. The man was hit in his buttocks and left shoulder.

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

• At 7:35 p.m., a 25-year-old man was shot in Heart of Chicago, police said. The man was outside in the 2200 block of West 21st Street when several people walked up, fired shots at the man and ran away.

The man was hit in his eye and taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition, police said.

The man was gang-affiliated, a police source said.

• At 4:25 p.m., a 29-year-old man took himself to Mount Sinai Hospital after being shot, police said. The man was shot in his leg and took himself to the hospital, where he was in good condition.

Officers had not determined where the shooting took place, police said, and no further information was immediately available.

• At 12:07 p.m., a 22-year-old man was shot in South Shore, police said. The man was walking in the 6700 block of South Chappel Avenue when a car went yb and someone in the car fired a shot at the man.

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

The man was uncooperative, police said, and no further information was immediately available.

No one was in custody in these shootings.