Chicago shootings: 22 shot, 5 fatally, in weekend violence, CPD says

A person was killed in a West Englewood taking pictures on Sunday evening, police mentioned. The 20-year-old was standing on the sidewalk within the 1200 block of West 72nd Place at about 7:44 p.m. when an occupant in a purple SUV fired pictures. The sufferer was transported to College of Chicago Medical Heart with a number of gunshot wounds to the pinnacle and was pronounced lifeless. There was nobody in custody and Space One detectives are investigating.

Hours earlier, a lady was fatally shot in South Lawndale, police mentioned. The 27-year-old sustained a gunshot wound to the left armpit within the 2300 block of South Trumbull Avenue at about 12:48 p.m. and self-transported to Mt. Sinai, the place she was pronounced lifeless. Circumstances surrounding the incident remained underneath investigation. Nobody was in custody and Space 4 detectives are investigating.

SATURDAY

Two males had been killed and one other was wounded in a taking pictures on Chicago’s Far South Facet Saturday, police mentioned. Two males had been close to the road within the West Pullman neighborhood’s 11600 block of South Lowe Avenue at about 2:45 p.m. when an unknown automobile approached them, police mentioned. An occupant exited the automobile, produced a handgun and fired pictures. One of many males, 26 years outdated, was struck a number of instances within the physique and was pronounced on the scene, police mentioned. The opposite man, 27 years outdated, was struck within the leg. He was transported to Christ Hospital and initially reported in good situation. A 3rd male sufferer, 64 years outdated, was close to the entrance garden when he was struck within the chest and transported to Christ Hospital, police mentioned. He was initially reported in crucial situation and was later pronounced lifeless. There are not any offenders in custody and space detectives are investigating.

In nonfatal Saturday shootings, two teenagers had been shot in Belmont Cragin at about 8:30 p.m., police mentioned. The victims had been strolling on the sidewalk within the 4600 block of West Dickens Avenue when unknown offenders fired pictures. An 18-year-old lady self-transported to St. Mary’s in honest situation and will probably be transferred to Stroger with a gunshot wound to the left leg. A 17-year-old boy additionally self-transported to St. Mary’s in honest situation with a gunshot wound to the left arm. There was nobody in custody and Space 5 detectives are investigating.

Two males had been shot at about 5:34 p.m. in Wentworth Gardens, police mentioned. The boys, 20 and 59 years outdated, had been struck by gunfire within the 3800 block of South Princeton Avenue. The 59-year-old was struck within the chest and was transported to College of Chicago Medical Heart. He was initially reported in crucial situation. The 20-year-old was struck within the buttocks and was transported to College of Chicago Medical Heart. He was initially reported in good situation. There are not any offenders in custody and space detectives are investigating.

A 55-year-old man was outdoors in Garfield Park’s 4300 block of West Madison Avenue when he was approached by an unknown male offender at about 8:23 a.m. police mentioned. After a quick dialog, the offender fired pictures within the sufferer’s course, hanging him in the fitting thigh. He was transported to Mt. Sinai Hospital in honest situation. Nobody was in custody and Space 4 detectives are investigating.

Minutes earlier, a 22-year-old girl had a verbal dispute with an unidentified male offender inside a automobile in West Garden’s 3700 block of West Marquette Street, police mentioned. The sufferer exited the automobile when the offender fired one shot in her course at about 8:01 a.m. She was transported to Christ with one gunshot wound to her abdomen and was in secure situation. Nobody was in custody and Space One detectives are investigating.

FRIDAY

The person killed in a drive-by taking pictures on Chicago’s Northwest Facet Friday evening has been recognized. Michael Conrad, 37, was sitting in a white Chrysler within the 4400-block of North Hamlin Avenue in Albany Park when one other automobile drove up, and somebody inside opened fireplace about 7:45 p.m., in accordance with Chicago police. Conrad was shot within the chest. He tried to drive away and hit a number of parked vehicles earlier than his automobile rolled over at Cullom and Lawndale avenues, CPD mentioned. He was taken to Illinois Masonic Medical Heart, the place he was pronounced lifeless. Chicago police are investigating. Nobody was in custody Saturday morning.

Hours later, a person and girl, 54 and 28, had been discovered on the bottom with gunshot wounds in Better Grand Crossing’s 700 block of East 73rd Avenue about 11:15 p.m., police mentioned. The girl was shot all through the physique and was taken to the College of Chicago Medical Heart, the place she was in crucial situation, officers mentioned. The person was shot in the fitting calf and was taken to the identical hospital in good situation.

Final weekend, 32 individuals had been shot, seven fatally, in gun violence incidents throughout the town.

The Solar-Instances Media Wire contributed to this report.