Chicago shootings: 21 shot, 6 fatally, in weekend violence across city, CPD says

Sunday morning, a 44-year-old man was discovered fatally shot in Roseland on the South Aspect.

The person was discovered about 7:30 a.m. within the 10400-block of South Corliss Avenue with a number of gunshot wounds to his physique and pronounced lifeless on the scene, Chicago police stated.

Hours earlier, two males died throughout a shootout in Lawndale on the West Aspect.

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They have been in a car going south about 2:40 a.m. within the 800-block of South Albany Avenue when a purple SUV approached and somebody inside opened hearth, resulting in a shootout between occupants in each automobiles, police stated.

A 28-year-old man was shot within the head, and a 25-year-old man suffered gunshot wounds to the higher again, police stated. Each males have been taken to Stroger Hospital, the place they have been pronounced lifeless.

Lower than 12 hours earlier, one other man was fatally shot lower than a mile away.

The person, 56, was on the sidewalk about 5:15 p.m. Saturday within the 600-block of South California Avenue when a car approached and somebody inside opened hearth, putting him within the head, police stated.

He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, the place he was pronounced lifeless, police stated.

A girl was killed and a person wounded by gunfire throughout a combat on a porch Saturday night time in East Garfield Park on the West Aspect.

The 2 have been sitting with others on a porch about 11:35 p.m. within the 3900-block of West Wilcox Avenue when a combat started and somebody opened hearth, police stated.

The lady, who was believed to be in her mid 20s, was shot within the head and brought to Mount Sinai, the place she died because of her accidents, police stated.

The person, 27, was grazed within the mouth and brought to the identical hospital, officers stated. He was listed in good situation.

About 20 minutes later, a person was discovered fatally shot in an alley in Grand Crossing on the Far South Aspect.

The person, 31, was discovered with six gunshot wounds – one to the top and 5 to the again – about 11:55 p.m. within the 1300-block of East 76th Avenue, police stated.

He was taken to the College of Chicago Medical Middle, the place he was pronounced lifeless, police stated.

The person is the twelfth individual killed within the Higher Grand Crossing group space to date this 12 months, in accordance with Chicago Solar-Instances knowledge. The realm recorded 15 murders in the identical interval final 12 months.

Friday night time, a 25-year-old man was fatally shot in Englewood.

Corey Williams was concerned in a “narcotics associated transaction” about 7:10 p.m. Friday within the 700- block of South Eggleston Avenue when one other individual pulled out a handgun and shot him within the abdomen and thigh, police and the Prepare dinner County health worker’s workplace stated.

He was transported to the College of Chicago, the place he was pronounced lifeless.

Lower than an hour later, a 14-year-old boy was grazed by a bullet within the Woodlawn neighborhood on the South Aspect.

The boy was strolling down the road about 7:50 p.m. within the 6500-block of South Ingleside Avenue when an individual walked towards him, brandished a handgun and shot him within the stomach, police stated.

The teenager was transported to Comer’s Kids’s Hospital in good situation, police stated.

A second teen was wounded in a capturing Saturday night time in Humboldt Park on the Northwest Aspect.

About 7:50 p.m., the 17-year-old was within the 1300-block of North Homan Avenue when he was shot within the groin, police stated.

He was taken to Norwegian Hospital the place he was listed in good situation, police stated.

Three individuals have been killed and at the very least 36 others, together with an off responsibility Chicago police officer, have been wounded by gunfire throughout Chicago final weekend.

(Source: Solar-Instances Media Wire – Copyright Chicago Solar-Instances 2021.)