CHICAGO — The gunfire that left two people dead and 43 wounded throughout the city this weekend didn't slow down Monday, when six people were shot — on fatally — during a span of about two hours.
• At 12:24 p.m., two people were shot in the Near West Side, police said. The two were walking down the street in the 300 block of South Leavitt Street when someone opened fire.
One of the victims was hit in his or her neck and taken to Rush Hospital in serious condition, police said. The other victim had his or her face grazed by a bullet and was taken to Rush Hospital in good condition.
At least one nearby school temporarily went on lockdown after the shooting.
No further information was immediately available.
• At 11:26 a.m., a 19-year-old man was shot in Washington Heights, police said. The man was a passenger in a car in the 800 block of West 99th Street when he was shot in his legs.
The man was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in serious condition, police said.
• At 11:25 a.m., a man was shot dead in South Shore. A 26-year-old woman was critically wounded in the attack.
• At 10:11 a.m., a man was shot in his stomach in the 5500 block of West North Avenue in Austin, police said.
No further information was immediately available.
The start of April has been particularly violent in Chicago, with 25 murders April 1-13.
