Chicago shootings: 18 shot, 3 fatally, in weekend violence, CPD says

A person was shot and killed in a drive-by – the second deadly taking pictures on the identical block in two months – in West Garfield Park on the West Facet. The person, 40, was standing outdoors within the 300 block of South Kilbourn Avenue about 3:25 a.m. Sunday morning when he was shot within the chest by somebody touring in a pink automobile, police mentioned. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, the place he was pronounced lifeless, police mentioned. Nobody was in custody.

A person was shot after an argument on a CTA bus early Sunday morning on the West Facet. The 31-year-old is anticipated to be okay, Chicago police mentioned. Police mentioned the incident started with a verbal argument involving one other passenger on a CTA bus in Lawndale’s 700 block of South Pulaski. A number of pictures have been fired at about 12:15 a.m. and the person struck in the precise leg. The bus driver stooped after listening to gunshots and the shooter left the bus and fled north, police mentioned. The person was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, the place he was in good situation, police mentioned. Nobody was in custody.

SATURDAY

A 17-year-old boy was fatally shot in entrance of a house in Longwood Manor on the South Facet. The teenager was standing within the driveway of a house within the 9500 block of South Sangamon Road about 2:20 a.m. Saturday morning when he was struck within the chest by gunfire, Chicago police mentioned.He was taken to Christ Medical Middle in Oak Garden, the place he was pronounced lifeless, police mentioned. Nobody was in custody. The teenager is the fifth individual killed this yr within the Washington Heights neighborhood space, which covers Longwood Manor, in keeping with Solar-Occasions information. The neighborhood had 9 homicides in the identical interval final yr. At the least 67 teenagers and kids underneath the age of 18 have been shot in Chicago this yr – at the least 4 greater than final yr in the identical interval, in keeping with Solar-Occasions information. At the least 14 kids and teenagers out of the 67 have been killed by gunfire in Chicago this yr, in keeping with Solar-Occasions information. Final yr, at the least 12 have been fatally shot in the identical interval.

FRIDAY

Two folks have been shot, one fatally, throughout a battle in Woodlawn on the South Facet. Simply earlier than 8 p.m., somebody opened fireplace throughout a battle within the 1500 block of East 61st Road, Chicago police mentioned. A 29-year-old man suffered a gunshot wound to the pinnacle, police mentioned. He was taken to the College of Chicago Medical Middle the place he was pronounced lifeless, police mentioned. A 31-year-old was struck within the hand and brought to the identical hospital in truthful situation, police mentioned.

A few hours later, one other man, 27, was discovered on a sidewalk within the 2000 block of West thirty fifth Road about 10:30 p.m. with a gunshot wound to the neck, police mentioned. He was pronounced lifeless on the scene, police mentioned.

A 17-year-old boy was shot in Lawndale on the West Facet. The teenager was strolling on the sidewalk within the 1800 block of South Springfield Avenue about 1:05 a.m. when he was struck within the left hand by gunfire, police mentioned. He was taken to Rush College Medical Middle, the place he was listed in truthful situation, police mentioned.

Final weekend, 18 folks have been shot, one fatally.

ABC7 Chicago contributed to this report

Source: Solar-Occasions Media Wire – Copyright Chicago Solar-Occasions 2022.)