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Shootings Kill 2 People, Wound 21 Since Saturday, Police Say

By Kelly Bauer | July 23, 2017 11:19am | Updated on July 24, 2017 9:54am
 Shootings have killed two people and wounded 21 since Saturday morning, police said.
Shootings have killed two people and wounded 21 since Saturday morning, police said.
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CHICAGO — Shootings have killed two people and wounded 21 since Saturday morning, police said.

• At 2:06 a.m. Sunday, a 35-year-old man was shot and killed while sitting in a car in Humboldt Park.

• At 9:41 p.m. Saturday, an 18-year-old man was gunned down in Chicago Lawn. Another man, 59, was wounded in the attack.

In non-fatal shootings:

• At 6:36 a.m. Sunday, a 28-year-old man was shot in Washington Park, police said. The man was in the 5400 block of South Michigan Avenue when he was shot.

The man was hit in his torso and took himself to Mercy Hospital. He was transferred to Stroger Hospital, where his condition was not available but he was listed as "stable," police said.

• At 5:38 a.m., a 56-year-old man was shot in Woodlawn, police said. The man was outside in the 6600 block of South Evans Avenue when someone got out of a white car, fired shots and drove off.

The man was hit in his right leg and was taken to University of Chicago Medical Center. His condition was not available but he was listed as "stable," police said.

• At 5:15 a.m., four people were shot in Avalon Park, police said. The four victims, all men, told officers different stories about what happened.

A 31-year-old man was walking on the sidewalk in the 1500 block of East 82nd Street when he said someone in a white car fired shots. The man was hit in his groin and back and was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center, where his condition was not available but he was listed as "stable," police said.

A 23-year-old man was hit in his face and a 40-year-old man was hit in his neck and right hand. They took themselves to South Shore Hospital but were transferred to Stroger Hospital. The older man was in serious condition, police said, but no condition was immediately available for the younger man.

The 23-year-old man and 40-year-old man told officers they were shot in the 7900 block of South Phillips Avenue, police said, but investigators determined they were shot during the incident on East 82nd Street.

A fourth victim, a 34-year-old man, was hit in his left forearm and was taken to Ingalls Hospital, where his condition was not available but he was listed as "stable," police said.

• At 4:45 a.m., a 29-year-old man was shot in Woodlawn, police said. The man was in the 6000 block of South Vernon Avenue when he was shot in his left shoulder.

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

The man would not tell officers what happened, police said.

• At 3:55 a.m., a 17-year-old was shot in Austin, police said. The teen was walking through a vacant lot in the 300 block of South Cicero Avenue when he heard shots and felt pain.

The teen 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 2:47 a.m., a 30-year-old man and 23-year-old man were shot in Park Manor, police said. The men were standing on the street in the 200 block of East 75th Street when someone walked up to them and fired shots.

The 30-year-old was hit in his left leg and was taken to University of Chicago Medical Center, and the 23-year-old was hit in his abdomen and buttocks and was taken to Stroger Hospital. Their conditions were not available but they were listed as "stable," police said.

• At 2:04 a.m., a 21-year-old man and 46-year-old man were shot in Archer Heights, police said. The two were inside an apartment in the 4500 block of South Karlov Avenue when they started wrestling over a gun and the gun went off, hitting the men.

The 21-year-old was hit several times in his right arm and was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center, and the 46-year-old was hit in his chest and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital. Conditions for the men were not available, but police said they were listed as "stable."

• At 10:26 p.m. Saturday, a 21-year-old woman and a man were shot in Chicago Lawn, police said. The two were standing on a front porch in the 6600 block of South Campbell Avenue when they heard shots and felt pain.

The woman was hit in her left leg and was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center, where her condition was not available but she was listed as "stable," police said. The man was hit in his right hand and refused emergency care.

• At 9:31 p.m., a 21-year-old man was shot in Austin, police said. The man was standing on the sidewalk in the 1600 block of North Natchez Avenue when someone in a gray car fired shots at him.

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

• At 8:01 p.m., a 34-year-old man was shot in North Lawndale, police said. The man was standing on the sidewalk in the 1300 block of South Troy Street when someone in a white car fired shots at him.

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

• At 7:47 p.m., a 20-year-old man was shot in West Englewood, police said. The man was in the 6700 block of South Ashland Avenue when he was shot in his left arm and the left side of his body.

The man was taken to St. Bernard Hospital in serious condition, police said.

No further information was immediately available.

• At 7:32 p.m., a 29-year-old woman was shot in West Englewood, police said. The woman was in the 5700 block of South Paulina Street when she was shot in her right shin.

The woman was taken to Stroger Hospital in good condition, police said.

No further information was immediately available.

• At 7:27 a.m., a 19-year-old man was shot in Auburn Gresham, police said. The man was in the 8700 block of South Sangamon Street when he heard shots and felt pain.

The man was hit in his thigh and was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center, where his condition was not available but he was listed as "stable," police said.

• At 10:08 a.m., a 29-year-old man was shot in Austin, police said. The man was walking in the 900 block of North Long Avenue when someone in a light-colored truck fired shots at him.

The man was hit in his foot and he took himself to West Suburban Hospital in good condition, police said.

No one was in custody in these shootings.

Also, at 11 p.m. Saturday a 23-year-old man sought treatment for a wound he'd received during a Friday shooting in North Lawndale, police said.

At 8 p.m. Friday, the man was standing on the sidewalk in the 1200 block of South Komensky Avenue when he heard shots and felt pain, police said. The man's ankle was grazed by a bullet.

The man took himself to West Suburban Hospital on Saturday night. His condition was not available but he was listed as "stable," police said.

No one was in custody.