CHICAGO — Two people have been killed and five have been wounded in shootings since Tuesday, police said.
• At 5:17 a.m. Wednesday, a 21-year-old man was shot in his head and killed during a fight in Austin.
• At 5:02 p.m. Tuesday, a 14-year-old boy was shot in South Chicago. He died of his injuries early Wednesday.
In nonfatal shootings:
• At 11:55 p.m. Tuesday, a 17-year-old girl and 30-year-old man were shot in Austin, police said. The two were sitting on a front porch in the 800 block of North LeClaire Avenue when they heard shots and felt pain.
The teen was hit in her right foot, and the man was hit in his right arm. They were taken to West Suburban Hospital in good condition, police said.
The man is a documented gang member, a police source said.
• At 9 p.m., a 24-year-old man was shot in the Garfield Park neighborhood, police said. The man was standing on the sidewalk in the 3500 block of West Jackson Boulevard when someone in a black car fired shots at him.
The man was hit in his back, and he took himself to St. Mary Hospital. He was transferred to Stroger Hospital, and his condition was not available, but he was listed as "stable," police said.
• At 7:58 p.m., a 27-year-old man was shot in West Englewood, police said. The man was in the 6100 block of South Ashland Avenue when he got into a fight with someone he knows who shot him, police said.
The man was hit in his abdomen and buttocks and was taken to Stroger Hospital. His condition was not available but he was listed as "stable," police said.
The man is a documented gang member, a police source said.
• At 4:45 p.m., a 17-year-old boy was shot on the Near West Side.
No one was in custody in the shootings.
