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Shootings Wound 6 People Since Saturday

By Kelly Bauer | September 3, 2017 10:19am
 Shootings have wounded six people since Saturday, police said.
Shootings have wounded six people since Saturday, police said.
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CHICAGO — Shootings have wounded six people since Saturday, police said.

In all, shootings have killed two people and wounded 21 others since the start of Labor Day weekend.

• At 4:32 a.m. Sunday, a 23-year-old man and 34-year-old woman were shot in Austin, police said. The two were in the 900 block of North Central Avenue when someone in a car drove up to them and fired shots.

The man and woman were hit multiple times and were in serious condition, police said. The woman was at Loyola Hospital and the man was taken to West Suburban Medical Center.

• At 2:40 a.m., a 22-year-old woman was shot during a fight with a man in Little Village.

• At 1:54 a.m., a 48-year-old man was shot in Garfield Park, police said. The man was standing on the corner in the 4700 block of West Madison Street when he heard a shot and felt pain.

A bullet grazed the man's chin and he took himself to Stroger Hospital, where he was in good condition, police said.

• At 12:31 a.m., an 18-year-old man was shot in Belmont Cragin, police said. The man was walking on the sidewalk in the 3100 block of North Luna Avenue when someone walked up to him and fired shots.

The man was hit in his right leg and he was taken to Illinois Masonic Hospital in good condition, police said.

• At 1:31 p.m. Saturday, a 15-year-old boy was shot in West Englewood, police said. The boy was in the 6900 block of South Paulina Street when someone shot him in his arm and leg.

The boy was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center, where his condition was not available but he was listed as "stable," police said.

No further information was immediately available.

No one was in custody in these shootings.