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Shootings Kill 3 People, Wound 11 Since Tuesday, Police Say

By Kelly Bauer | April 19, 2017 8:16am
 Shootings have killed three people and wounded 11 since Tuesday, police said.
Shootings have killed three people and wounded 11 since Tuesday, police said.
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CHICAGO — Shootings have killed three people and wounded 11 since Tuesday, police said.

• At 11:35 p.m. Tuesday, a 22-year-old woman was shot and killed in Roseland.

• At 8:17 a.m., a 22-year-old woman and 25-year-old man were shot to death in Back of the Yards.

In non-fatal shootings:

• At 11:20 p.m. Tuesday, a 20-year-old man was shot in Austin, police said. The man was standing on the sidewalk in the 300 block of North Laramie Avenue when he heard shots and felt pain.

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

• At 10 p.m., a 19-year-old man was shot in West Lawn, police said. The man was walking in the 6100 block of South Hamlin Avenue when two men walked up to him and spoke gang phrases. One of the men then took out a gun and fired shots.

The victim was hit in his left leg and taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in serious condition, police said.

• At 9:30 p.m., a 21-year-old man was shot in Uptown.

• Also at 9:30 p.m., a 19-year-old man was shot in North Lawndale, police said. The man was standing in the 1200 block of South Komensky Avenue when he heard shots and felt pain. A witness said the shots came from someone in a maroon-colored car passing by, police said.

The man was hit in his right arm and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in good condition, police said.

• At 7:27 p.m., a 36-year-old man and 30-year-old man were shot in Humboldt Park.

• At 4:55 p.m., a 32-year-old man was shot and his car stolen near the border of Brighton Park and McKinely Park.

• At 4:15 p.m., a 17-year-old girl and 23-year-old woman were shot in Englewood, police said. The two were in the 6000 block of South Halsted Street when a group of people fired shots.

The 17-year-old was hit in her stomach and taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition, police said. The 23-year-old woman was hit in her hand and taken to Stroger Hospital, where her condition was not available but she was listed as "stable," police said.

• At 11:12 a.m., a 17-year-old was shot in Bronzeville, police said. The teen was in the 3400 block of South State Street when he was shot in his buttocks.

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

No further information was immediately available.

• At 10:53 a.m., an 18-year-old man was shot in Garfield Park, police said. The man was in the 200 block of North Karlov Avenue when someone, who was possibly inside a red SUV, fired shots.

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

No one was in custody in these shootings.