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Shootings Kill 1 Person, Wound 12 Since Wednesday

By Kelly Bauer | August 31, 2017 8:19am
 Shootings have killed one person and wounded 12 others since Wednesday, police said.
Shootings have killed one person and wounded 12 others since Wednesday, police said.
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CHICAGO — Shootings have killed one person and wounded 12 others since Wednesday, police said.

• At 5 a.m. Thursday, a man was found shot to death in Morgan Park.

In non-fatal shootings:

• At 1 a.m. Thursday, a 41-year-old man was shot while walking in Pilsen.

• At 11:30 p.m. Wednesday, three men were shot in North Lawndale, police said. The men were in the 1400 block of South Avers Avenue when they were shot.

A 38-year-old man was hit in his left shoulder, another 38-year-old man was hit in his right arm and a 33-year-old man was hit in his right foot. They were taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where their conditions were not available but they were listed as "stable," police said.

The men were "highly" uncooperative with investigators, a police source said, and no further information was immediately available.

• At 11:20 p.m., a 22-year-old man was shot in North Lawndale, police said. The man was standing on the sidewalk in the 1500 block of South Komensky Avenue when someone fired shots.

A bullet grazed the man's left hand and he was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where his condition was not available but he was listed as "stable," police said.

The shots possibly came from someone in a passing black car, police said. No further information was immediately available.

• At 9:20 p.m., an 18-year-old man was shot in Austin, police said. The man was standing on the sidewalk in the 4800 block of West Cortez Street when someone with a gun walked up to him. The 18-year-old struggled with the person who had a gun and the the gun went off.

The 18-year-old was hit in his abdomen and he was taken to Stroger Hospital, where his condition was not available but he was listed as "stable," police said.

• At 9 p.m., a 28-year-old man was shot in Garfield Park, police said. The man was walking in the 400 block of South Kostner Avenue when someone fired shots.

The man was hit in his left hand. He took himself to West Suburban Hospital, where his condition was not available but he was listed as "stable," police said.

• At 8:15 p.m., a 35-year-old man was shot in South Shore, police said. The man was in the 7800 block of South East End Avenue when he was shot in his head.

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

No further information was immediately available.

• At 7:37 p.m., three men were shot in Austin, police said. The men were standing in the front yard of a home in the 4900 block of West Augusta Boulevard when someone walked up to them and fired shots.

A 37-year-old man was hit in his face and he was taken to Stroger Hospital in serious condition, police said.

A bullet grazed a 65-year-old man's stomach and he refused to be hospitalized. A 51-year-old man was hit in his knee and he was taken to Stroger Hospital, where his condition was not available but he was listed as "stable," police said.

• At 6:16 p.m., a 60-year-old man was shot in West Englewood, police said. The man was walking in the 6300 block of South Marshfield Avenue when someone fired shots at a car and accidentally hit the man.

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

The man was an unintended target, police said. A person of interest was being questioned in the shooting.

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