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Shootings Kill 1 Person, Wound 5 Since Wednesday, Police Say

By Kelly Bauer | April 20, 2017 8:07am
 Shootings have killed one person and wounded five since Wednesday, police said.
Shootings have killed one person and wounded five since Wednesday, police said.
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CHICAGO — Shootings have killed one person and wounded five since Wednesday, police said.

• At 5:12 p.m. Wednesday, one man was shot to death and another man wounded while getting off the Dan Ryan Expressway in Chinatown.

In non-fatal shootings

• At 12:20 a.m. Thursday, a 55-year-old woman was shot and robbed while walking home near O'Hare. She was seriously wounded.

• At 12:10 a.m., a 39-year-old man was shot in Hermosa, police said. The man was walking on the sidewalk in the 1800 block of North Keeler Avenue when two men walked up from behind him. One of the men took out a gun and shot at the victim.

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

• At 11:55 p.m. Wednesday, a 17-year-old was shot in Garfield Park, police said. The teen was walking on the sidewalk in the 200 block of North Sacramento Boulevard when someone in a passing car fired shots.

The teen was hit in his stomach and right arm and he took himself to Norwegian American Hospital, where his condition was not available but he was listed as "stable," police said. He was later transferred to Stroger Hospital.

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

• At 10:15 p.m., a 20-year-old man was wounded by a shooting in West Pullman, police said. The man was getting out of a parked car in the 12800 block of South Lowe Avenue when he heard shots and felt pain.

The man's left leg was grazed by a bullet and he took himself to Metro South Hospital, where he was in good condition, police said.

No one was in custody in these shootings.