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Weekend Shootings Kill 9 People, Wound 57, Police Say

 Shootings killed nine people and wounded 57 over the weekend, police said.
Shootings killed nine people and wounded 57 over the weekend, police said.
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CHICAGO — Shootings killed nine people and wounded 57 over the weekend, police said.

Of those victims, four people were killed and 14 wounded in shootings since Sunday morning.

• A 2:30 a.m. Monday, a 33-year-old man was shot to death in Humboldt Park.

• At 1:45 a.m., a 25-year-old man was shot and killed in North Lawndale.

• At 7:23 p.m. Sunday, a 16-year-old was gunned down in a drive-by in North Lawndale.

• At 3:45 p.m., a 27-year-old man was fatally shot in Chatham during a "road rage incident."

In non-fatal shootings:

• At 12:20 a.m., a 20-year-old man and 32-year-old man were shot in Marquette Park, police said. The men were standing in the street in the 6400 block of South Talman Avenue when someone passing in a gray Nissan fired shots.

The 32-year-old man was shot in his buttocks and the 20-year-old was hit in his legs. They were taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center, where their conditions were not available but they were listed as "stable," police said.

The car used in the shooting hit two parked cars as the attacker or attackers drove off, police said.

• At 12:05 a.m., a 25-year-old man was shot in Auburn Gesham, police said. The man was standing in the street in the 8500 block of South Halsted Street when someone fired shots.

The man was hit in his right leg and he took himself to Trinity Hospital, where he was in good condition, police said.

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

• At 11:50 p.m. Sunday, three people were shot in the Near West Side.

• At 11:10 p.m., a 29-year-old man was shot in the Near West Side.

• Also at 11:10 p.m., a 32-year-old man and 25-year-old man were shot in the Near West Side.

• At 11 p.m., a 30-year-old man was shot in Chatham, police said. The man was arguing with someone in the 8100 block of South Calumet Avenue when the other person took out a gun and shot at the man.

The man was hit in his left leg and he took himself to University of Chicago Medical Center. He was later transferred to Mount Sinai Hospital, where his condition was not available but he was listed as "stable," police said.

The man was uncooperative with officers, a police source said.

• At 10:20 p.m., a 26-year-old man and 21-year-old man were shot in Auburn Gresham, police said. The men were standing on the sidewalk in the 8800 block of South Justine Street when they heard shots and felt pain.

The 26-year-old man was hit in his right leg and the 21-year-old man was hit in his right foot. The two were taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center, where their conditions were not available but they were listed as "stable," police said.

• At 8:42 p.m., a 25-year-old man was shot in Garfield Park, police said. The man was in the 800 block of South Central Park Avenue when he was shot in his leg.

The man was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was in good condition, police said.

No further information was immediately available.

• At 11:36 a.m., a 34-year-old man was shot in South Chicago, police said. The man was outside in the 8400 block of South Muskegon Avenue when someone walked up to him through a gangway, fired shots and ran away.

The man was hit in his abdomen and right arm and was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in critical condition, police said.

No one was in custody in these shootings unless otherwise noted.

Shootings killed two people and wounded 23 between Saturday and Sunday, and three people were killed and 20 wounded between Friday and Saturday.