Chicago shootings: 20 shot, 7 fatally, in weekend violence across city, police say

CHICAGO — No less than 20 individuals have been shot, seven fatally, in Chicago shootings since Friday night.

About 9:20 p.m., a 50-year-old man was shot and killed in East Garfield Park whereas inside a restaurant within the 2700-block of West Division Road, Chicago police mentioned. Somebody exterior of the restaurant shot him via the window, placing him as soon as within the neck. He was taken to Stroger Hospital, the place he died.

Two hours earlier, Randal Wilson, 65, was standing close to the entrance of a residence about 7:20 p.m. within the Humboldt Park neighborhood‘s 400-block of North Hamlin Avenue when somebody shot him within the chest, Chicago police mentioned. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, the place he was pronounced useless.

Early Saturday, an 18-year-old man was shot to demise whereas on a entrance porch of a residence in Chatham on the South Facet. A resident of the house discovered the person with a number of gunshot wounds to the physique and head after listening to “a loud disturbance” from exterior round 1:30 a.m. within the 500-block of West 87th Road, police mentioned. He was taken to the College of Chicago Medical Heart, the place he died.

A 26-year-old man was discovered useless just a little greater than an hour later in Bridgeport. He was discovered about 2:50 a.m. within the 2900-block of South Poplar Avenue with a gunshot wound to the pinnacle. Circumstances of the incident have been unknown, however detectives have been investigating the demise as a murder.

Saturday night, two males have been fatally shot in South Chicago on the South Facet. About 3:15 p.m., responding officers discovered the boys mendacity on the street in 8300-block of South Paxton Avenue. Each had been shot a number of instances and have been taken to College of Chicago Medical Heart for remedy, the place they have been later pronounced useless. Nobody was in custody.

A girl was shot simply after midnight Saturday on a CTA Pink Line practice within the Loop. The 30-year-old was on the practice about 12:10 a.m. within the 100-block of North State Road when a “verbal confrontation” started and somebody opened fireplace, police mentioned. She was shot as soon as within the knee, however her situation was not obtainable.

The incident marks the fifth capturing on the Pink Line to date this 12 months, in line with ABC7 information. It’s the second Pink Line capturing this month. Police didn’t instantly present additional info.

Final weekend 34 individuals have been shot, three fatally.

ABC7 Chicago contributed to this report.

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