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Shootings Kill 4 People, Wound 11 Since Wednesday

 Shootings have killed four people and wounded 11 since Wednesday, police said.
Shootings have killed four people and wounded 11 since Wednesday, police said.
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CHICAGO — Shootings have killed four people and wounded 11 since Wednesday, police said.

• At 5:03 p.m. Wednesday, two people were shot to death while driving in South Shore. A third person in the car was injured when the driver crashed into a light pole.

• At 9:06 a.m., two boys, 15 and 16, were shot and killed while standing outside in North Lawndale.

In non-fatal shootings:

• At 2:35 a.m. Thursday, a 35-year-old man was shot in Brighton Park, police said. The man was riding a bike in the 4100 block of South Western Avenue when someone standing on the sidewalk fired shots at him.

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

• At 1:30 a.m., a 42-year-old man was shot in West Humboldt Park.

• At 12:12 a.m., a 36-year-old man and 30-year-old woman were shot in Gage Park, police said. The two were driving in the 2800 block of West 59th Street when they heard shots and felt pain.

The man was hit in his head and chest and was in critical condition at Advocate Christ Medical Center. The woman was hit in her right shoulder and was also taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center, where her condition was not available but she was listed as "stable," police said.

• At 11:43 p.m. Wednesday, a 33-year-old woman was shot in Back of the Yards, police said. The woman was a passenger in a car in the 900 block of West 54th Place when she heard shots and felt pain.

The woman was hit in her back and was taken to Stroger Hospital, where her condition was not available but she was listed as "stable," police said.

• At 11:30 p.m., a 24-year-old woman was shot in Back of the Yards, police said. The woman was driving in the 5400 block of South Winchester Avenue when someone in a gray car fired shots at her.

The woman's right thigh was grazed by a bullet and she was taken to St. Bernard Hospital, where she was treated and released, police said.

• At 10 p.m., a 21-year-old man was shot in North Lawndale, police said. The man was standing in the street in the 1200 block of South Kedvale Avenue when someone in a silver-colored SUV fired shots at him.

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

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

• At 9:15 p.m., a 19-year-old man was shot in Roseland, police said. The man was walking on the sidewalk in the 10500 block of South Wentworth Avenue when he heard shots and felt pain.

The man was hit in his right thigh and he took himself to Roseland Community Hospital, where his condition was not available but he was listed as "stable," police said.

• At 8:07 p.m., a 19-year-old man was shot in West Englewood, police said. The man was standing on the sidewalk in the 6800 block of South Damen Avenue when two people in a vacant lot fired shots at him.

The man was hit in his head and neck and was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Hospital in critical condition, police said.

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

• At 6:25 p.m., a 34-year-old man was shot in Austin, police said. The man was standing outside in the 1500 block of North Latrobe Avenue when he heard shots and felt pain.

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

• At 12:27 p.m., a 32-year-old man was shot in Garfield Park, police said. The man was outside in the 500 block of South Kolmar Avenue when someone walked up to him and fired shots.

The man was hit multiple times and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition, police said.

No one was in custody in these shootings.