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Shootings Kill 3 People, Wound 13 Since Monday, Police Say

By Kelly Bauer | April 25, 2017 8:02am | Updated on April 25, 2017 8:39am
 Shootings have killed three people and wounded 13 since Monday, police said.
Shootings have killed three people and wounded 13 since Monday, police said.
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CHICAGO — Shootings have killed three people and wounded 13 since Monday, police said.

• At 7:32 p.m. Monday, a 31-year-old man was shot to death while driving in Garfield Park. The man crashed into two cars.

• At 7:31 p.m., a 19-year-old man was shot to death in West Englewood. A 17-year-old was wounded in the shooting.

• At 2:24 p.m., a 55-year-old man was fatally shot in Grand Crossing.

In non-fatal shootings:

• At 2:35 a.m. Tuesday, a 31-year-old man was shot in West Englewood, police said. The man was driving in the 1800 block of West Marquette Road when he heard shots and felt pain.

The man was hit in his back, left hand and left arm and crashed his car in the 6900 block of South California Avenue, police said. He was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in critical condition.

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

• At 11:10 p.m. Monday, a 30-year-old woman and 15-year-old boy were shot near the border of South Shore and South Chicago, police said. The two were standing with a group of people on the sidewalk in the 7900 block of South Exchange Avenue when a car pulled up and someone inside fired shots.

The woman was hit in her chest and left arm and the boy was hit in his right arm and buttocks, police said. The two were taken to Northwestern Hospital, where the woman was critically wounded and the boy was in fair condition.

The shooter drove away, police said. He or she was in a tan-colored Chevy Lumina and went east on 79th Street.

• At 10:15 p.m., an 18-year-old woman and 18-year-old man were shot in Marquette Park, police said. The two were walking in the 6800 block of South Talman Avenue when someone in a black SUV fired shots at them.

The woman was hit in her left arm and the man was hit multiple times, police said. They were taken to Holy Cross Hospital in critical condition and transferred to Mount Sinai Hospital.

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

• At 9:25 p.m., a 41-year-old man was shot in Heart of Chicago, police said. The man was driving in the 1800 block of South Hoyne 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.

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

• At 7:34 p.m., a 23-year-old man and 30-year-old man were shot in West Englewood, police said. The two were standing outside in the 6600 block of South Justine Street when a gray truck drove up and someone inside fired shots.

The men were hit in their buttocks and taken to Stroger Hospital in good condition, police said.

• At 6:18 p.m., a 25-year-old man and 26-year-old man were shot in Woodlawn, police said. The two were in the 6400 block of South Eberhart Avenue when someone walked up to them, fired shots and ran away.

The 25-year-old man was hit in his torso and taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in critical condition, police said. The 26-year-old man's chest was grazed by a bullet and he was taken to the same hospital in good condition.

• At 1:45 p.m., a 20-year-old man was shot in Back of the Yards, police said. The man was outside a home in the 5200 block of South Sangamon Street when another man walked up and fired shots.

The victim was hit in his lower leg and taken to Stroger Hospital in good condition, police said.

• At 10:45 a.m., a 23-year-old man was shot in Humboldt Park.

No one was in custody in these shootings.