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Shootings Kill 3 People, Wound 17 Since Thursday, Police Say

 Shootings have killed three people and wounded 17 since Thursday, police said.
Shootings have killed three people and wounded 17 since Thursday, police said.
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CHICAGO — Shootings have killed three people and wounded 17 since Thursday, police said.

• At 1:52 a.m. Friday, a 32-year-old man was found shot to death in Garfield Park.

• At 11:46 p.m. Thursday, a 41-year-old man was killed during a drive-by shooting in Fernwood.

• At 5:20 p.m., a 29-year-old man was shot dead in Austin.

In non-fatal shootings:

• At 2 a.m. Friday, a 30-year-old man was shot in Dunning after arguing with someone at a bar.

• At 1:40 a.m., a 24-year-old man and 22-year-old man were shot in Washington Park, police said. The men were walking down the street in the 5700 block of South Wabash Avenue when they got caught in the crossfire of two cars of people shooting at each other.

The 24-year-old man was hit in his arm and the 22-year-old man was hit in his leg. They were taken to Stroger Hospital, where his condition was not available but he was listed as "stable," police said.

One of the cars crashed into a building, and police were trying to find witnesses or victims from that car, police said.

• At 12:50 a.m., a 26-year-old man was wounded in a shooting near the border of Bronzeville and Kenwood, police said. The man was standing in the street in the 4400 block of South Drexel Boulevard when someone in a dark-colored car fired shots at him.

The man had his left foot grazed by a bullet and he was taken to Mercy Hospital, where his condition was not available but he was listed as "stable," police said.

• At 9:36 p.m. Thursday, a 23-year-old man was shot in Austin, police said. The man was walking on the sidewalk in the 300 block of South Cicero Avenue when he heard shots and felt pain.

The man was hit in his right knee and taken to Loretto Hospital before being transferred to Stroger Hospital. 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 9:11 p.m., a 36-year-old man was wounded by a shooting in Auburn Gresham, police said. The man was walking in an alley in the 8700 block of South Emerald Avenue when he heard shots and felt pain.

The man's head was grazed by a bullet and he was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center. His condition was not available but he was listed as "stable," police said.

• At 6:45 p.m., a 27-year-old man was shot in Grand Crossing, police said. The man was in a car in the 7200 block of South Dorchester Avenue when a gray van drove up and someone in the van fired shots.

The man was hit in his left leg and buttocks and he took himself to Jackson Park Hospital. He was transferred 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 6:35 p.m., a 45-year-old man and 23-year-old man were shot in Garfield Park, police said. The two were walking in the 4000 block of West Jackson Boulevard when two people walked up to them and fired shots.

The 45-year-old man was hit in his buttocks and foot and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where his condition was not available but he was listed as "stable," police said. The 23-year-old man was hit in his abdomen and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where his condition was not immediately available, police said.

• At 5:33 p.m., a 16-year-old boy and 17-year-old was shot near the border of Gage Park and Chicago Lawn, police said. The teens were in the 2500 block of West 59th Street, walking home from Gage Park, when someone walked up to them and fired shots.

The 16-year-old was hit in his neck, leg and heel and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in serious condition, police said. The 17-year-old was hit in his thigh and taken to Holy Cross Hospital before being transferred to Mount Sinai Hospital in good condition.

• At 5:30 p.m., a 17-year-old was shot in Austin, police said. The teen was in the first block of North LeClaire Avenue when a newer model gray- or silver-colored Infiniti drove up and someone in the backseat fired shots at the teen.

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

• At 2:57 p.m., a 26-year-old woman and 15-year-old boy were shot in Austin, police said. The two were in the 800 block of North Waller Avenue when a tan-colored car with three men inside pulled up and the men fired shots.

The 26-year-old woman was hit in her buttocks and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where her condition was not available but she was listed as "stable," police said. The teen was hit in his lower right leg and he took himself to West Suburban Hospital, where his condition was not available but he was listed as "stable," police said.

• At noon, a 42-year-old man was shot in North Lawndale, police said. The man was standing on a porch in the 1200 block of South Independence Boulevard when four people drove up in a dark-colored car and someone in the car fired shots at the man.

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

• At 11:30 a.m., a 31-year-old man was shot in Montclare, police said. The man was in the 2300 block of North Normandy Avenue when a black car drove up and someone inside fired shots.

The man was hit in his buttocks and taken to Loyola Hospital in serious condition, police said.

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

• At 8:50 a.m., a 20-year-old man was shot in Chatham, police said. The man was standing outside in the 8200 block of South Evans Avenue when someone fired shots at him.

The man was hit in his upper left thigh and was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in serious condition, police said.

No further information was immediately available.

No one was in custody in these shootings.