Chicago shootings: 23 shot, 3 fatally, in weekend violence, CPD says

A toddler was driving within the again seat of a automotive about 6:30 p.m. Friday within the 5500-block of West Wrightwood Avenue when somebody fired pictures from a white SUV, Chicago police stated. The woman was grazed within the head and brought to Lurie Kids’s Hospital in good situation, police stated.

A number of hours later, two individuals had been discovered shot to demise after a SWAT staff responded to a well-being examine in South Chicago on the South Facet round 9:45 p.m. A SWAT staff responded to the 8400-block of South Mackinaw Avenue after officers heard 5 pictures throughout a well-being examine and took cowl, police stated. No officers had been injured, authorities stated. A person and a lady, 30 and 20, had been discovered with gunshot wounds to the top and had been pronounced useless on the scene, police stated. Officers had been responding to a name of a lady probably being held towards her will by her boyfriend, police stated.

Folashade Mordi, 25, was driving within the 2400-block of South Homan Avenue about 11:45 p.m. Friday when she was shot within the left aspect of the chest, police and the Cook dinner County health worker’s workplace stated. She was pronounced useless on the scene, police stated.

A person was shot to demise Sunday afternoon in Roseland on Far South Facet. The person, whose age was unknown, was shot within the chest about 5:15 p.m. within the 100-block of East 111th Road, police stated. He was taken to Christ Medical Heart in Oak Garden the place he was pronounced useless, police stated. He has not but been recognized.

A 17-year-old boy was strolling by means of an alley within the 5600-block of South Sawyer Avenue about 7:40 p.m. Friday when he was struck within the decrease proper leg by gunfire, police stated. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, the place he was in good situation, officers stated.

A second 17-year-old boy was standing on the sidewalk about 6 p.m. within the 3000-block of East 83rd Road when three males approached him and a few opened hearth, police stated. He was struck within the leg and brought to the College of Chicago Medical Heart in good situation, police stated.

Lower than two hours later, a 3rd 17-year-old was close to a sidewalk about 7:35 p.m. within the 5600-block of South Sangamon Road when somebody shot him within the thigh, police stated. He was taken to the College of Chicago, the place he was in good situation, police stated.

About an hour later, a person, 30, was sitting in his white Jaguar ready for somebody within the 100-block of East Cullerton Road about 8:55 p.m. when considered one of 5 gunmen shot him within the thigh and dragged him out of the automotive after he refused to get out, police stated. He was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, the place he was in good situation, police stated. The gunmen fled the scene within the Jaguar, officers stated.

A person was shot early Saturday morning after an argument over a site visitors crash in South Austin on the West Facet. The person, 32, had gotten right into a crash within the 5400-block of West Washington Boulevard about 12:20 a.m. when the driving force of the opposite automotive opened hearth following an argument, police stated. He was taken to Stroger Hospital with a gunshot wound to the left calf, police stated. He was listed in good situation, officers stated.

Final weekend, 26 individuals had been shot, two fatally.

ABC7 Chicago contributed to this report

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