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6 Dead, 35 Wounded In Weekend Shootings Across Chicago

 Shootings over the weekend left at least six people dead and 35 wounded, police said.
Shootings over the weekend left at least six people dead and 35 wounded, police said.
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DNAinfo/Erica Demarest

CHICAGO — Shootings over the weekend left at least six people dead and 35 wounded, police said.

Seven of those victims have been shot since Sunday morning, with two people dead and five wounded.

• At 9 p.m. Sunday, an 18-year-old man was gunned down in Back of the Yards.

• At 12:13 p.m., a 23-year-old man was slain in a shooting in Park Manor. A 15-year-old boy was wounded in the attack.

In non-fatal shootings:

• At 12:40 a.m. Monday, a 23-year-old man was shot in Auburn Gresham, police said. The man was riding his bike in the 400 block of West 87th Street when he heard several loud shots and realized he'd been hit.

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

• At 8:05 p.m. Sunday, a 40-year-old food delivery driver was shot in Garfield Park, police said. The man got to his stop in the 4400 block of West Carroll Avenue and got out of his car when someone walked up to him with a gun.

The driver got back into his car and the person with a gun opened the car door and told the driver to hand over his money, police said. The victim drove off and the thief fired a shot and ran away.

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

• At 7:46 p.m., a 29-year-old man was shot in Brighton Park, police said. The man was sitting in a parked car in the 2900 block of West 38th Place when a van drove up and someone got out of the van and fired shots.

The man was hit in his arm and his head was grazed by a bullet. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where his condition was not available but he was listed as "stable," police said.

The attacker got back into the van and drove away, police said.

• At 11:16 a.m., a 19-year-old man was shot in Englewood, police said. The man was in the 6800 block of South Ada Street when someone walked up to him and fired shots.

The man was hit in his left foot and was taken to Holy Cross Hospital in good condition, police said.

No one was in custody in these shootings.

Shootings killed three people and wounded 20 between Saturday and Sunday, and one person was killed and 10 wounded in shootings between Friday and Saturday.