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Shootings Kill 1 Person, Wound 10 On Tuesday

By Kelly Bauer | September 20, 2017 7:43am
 Shootings left one person dead and 10 others wounded on Tuesday, police said.
Shootings left one person dead and 10 others wounded on Tuesday, police said.
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CHICAGO — Shootings left one person dead and 10 others wounded on Tuesday, police said.

• At 9:38 p.m., a 21-year-old man was shot to death while standing on a back porch in Washington Heights.

In non-fatal shootings:

• At 11:53 p.m., a 37-year-old man was shot in Marquette Park, police said. The man was standing outside in the 2600 block of West 69th Street when someone in a black car drove up and fired shots.

The man was hit in his foot and was taken to Holy Cross Hospital, police said. His condition was not immediately available.

The shooting might have been gang-related, a police source said.

• At 11:13 p.m., three people were shot in Bronzeville, police said. The victims were sitting in a car in the 800 block of East 45th Street when someone in another car drove up to them and fired shots.

A 22-year-old woman was hit in her hand and was taken to Mercy Hospital, police said. Her condition was not available. A 24-year-old man was hit in his arm and was taken to University of Chicago Medical Center in good condition.

A 27-year-old man was hit twice in his arm and twice in his leg and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where his condition was not available but he was listed as "stable," police said.

The shooting might have been gang-related, a police source said.

• At 5:58 p.m, a 25-year-old man was shot in West Englewood, police said. The man was sitting in the 7000 block of South Wolcott Avenue when someone walked up to him and fired shots.

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

The gunman wore a hooded sweatshirt, police said.

• At 3:40 p.m., a 26-year-old man was shot in Bronzeville, police said. The man was in the 2500 block of South Michigan Avenue when he was shot twice in his groin.

The man was taken to Stroger Hospital, where his condition was not available but he was listed as "stable," police said.

Investigators did not yet know what led to the shooting. The incident might have been gang-related, a police source said.

• At 2:12 p.m., a 33-year-old man was shot in Grand Crossing, police said. The man was walking down the sidewalk in the 800 block of East 75th Street when someone walking outside fired shots at him.

The man was hit in his thigh and was taken to Jackson Park Hospital. His condition was not available but he was listed as "stable," police said.

The shooting might have been gang-related, a police source said, and the victim was uncooperative with investigators.

• At 11 a.m., a 34-year-old woman and 19-year-old man were shot in Washington Park, police said. The two were outside in the 5600 block of South Michigan Avenue when someone in a car drove up and fired shots.

The woman was hit in her hips and was taken to Northwestern Hospital in serious condition. The man was hit in his right ankle and was taken to University of Chicago Medical Center, where his condition was not available but he was listed as "stable," police said.

The gunman was in a small, black car with tinted windows, police said.

• At 10:35 a.m., a 69-year-old man was shot in Chicago Lawn, police said. The man was working on a car in the 2700 block of West 60th Street when a teenager on a bike rode up to him, pulled out a gun and said he was robbing the man.

The man didn't hand over his belongings and the teen shot through the car, hitting the man, police said. The man was hit in his stomach and was taken to Stroger Hospital in serious condition.

The teen was 15 to 17 years old and wore a black hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans and white shoes, police said.

No one was in custody in these shootings.