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Chicago Weekend Shootings Kill 4, Wound 24, Police Say

By Tanveer Ali | October 30, 2017 8:03am

CHICAGO — Four people were killed and 24 were injured in shootings in Chicago since Friday morning, police said. 

One person was killed and six others were wounded in shootings since Sunday morning, police said.

In Woodlawn, a 16-year-old girl died Sunday evening after someone accidently shot her, according to police. 

In nonfatal shootings:

• At 12:28 a.m. Monday in Englewood, a 24-year-old man was shot during an argument at a gas station in the 300 block of West Garfield Boulevard, police said. 

He was arguing with two men when someone pulled out a handgun and shot him in his right leg and left arm.

He was taken to Stroger Hospital.

An armed robber restrained employees at a River North steakhouse and shot one Sunday night, police said. The alleged robber was arrested a short time later.

• At 9:15 p.m. Sunday in Park Manor, a 24-year-old man was shot in his jaw while he was in the 6900 block of South Indiana Avenue, police said. 

Police found him in the hallway of a multi-unit apartment building. The man was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in serious condition.

• At 3 p.m. in West Pullman, two 18-year-old men were shot in the 11800 block of South Emerald Avenue, police said. 

One was shot in the buttocks and sent to Advocate Christ Medical Center in "stable" condition. The other was shot in his body and was sent to Christ in critical condition.

The incident may be gang-related, according to a police source. 

• At 2:56 p.m. in West Englewood, a 27-year-old man was grazed in his right hand during a robbery in the 6200 block of South Ada Street, police said. 

The robber demanded his property while he was out walking.

The victim took himself to St. Bernard Hospital. 

Between Saturday and Sunday mornings, one person was killed and eight were wounded in shootings.

Between Friday and Saturday mornings, two were killed and 10 wounded in shootings.