Chicago shootings: 35 shot, 9 fatally, in weekend violence across city, police say

CHICAGO — Not less than 35 individuals have been shot, 9 fatally, in Chicago shootings over the weekend.

Eight individuals have been killed and 25 others have been wounded – together with a 5-year-old boy – in shootings over the weekend throughout Chicago.

A five-year-old boy and a person have been shot Sunday night in Rogers Park on the North Facet. The person, 25, was driving within the 7600-block of North Paulina Avenue when one other automobile pulled up round 5 p.m. and somebody fired pictures, police mentioned. The boy was hit within the head and was taken in vital situation to Lurie Youngsters’s Hospital, police mentioned. The person suffered gunshot wounds to the hand and shoulder. He drove himself to St. Francis hospital, the place he’s in good situation.

A lady was killed and a person was wounded exterior the Morgan Park district police station Sunday evening. The 2 have been in a automobile on South Vincennes Avenue close to Monterey Avenue when a grey Chrysler started chasing them and somebody inside fired a number of pictures, police mentioned. The driving force, a 42-year-old man, tried to get away and drove towards the police station, police mentioned. He made it to the sally port of the station when the opposite automobile pulled up and somebody fired a number of extra rounds. The person was taken in critical situation to Christ Medical Middle in Oak Garden. The girl, 46, was shot within the head and was taken to the identical hospital, the place she was pronounced useless, police mentioned.

An individual was discovered fatally shot simply after 2 a.m. Sunday in South Austin on the West Facet. He was discovered by officers within the 4900-block of West Superior Avenue with a gunshot wound to the neck and brought to Mount Sinai Hospital the place he died, police mentioned.

Saturday afternoon, two males have been fatally shot within the South Chicago neighborhood. About 3:15 p.m., responding officers discovered the lads 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 Middle, the place they later died. One man was recognized as Cinque Dunn, 20, in response to the Prepare dinner County medical expert’s workplace. Police mentioned the second man was 32.

Early Saturday, a 26-year-old man was discovered useless within the 2900-block of South Poplar Avenue in Bridgeport with a gunshot wound to the pinnacle.

About 1:30 a.m. Saturday, an 18-year-old man was shot to loss of life whereas on a entrance porch of a house in Chatham on the South Facet. A resident of the house discovered Kenneth Rufus with a number of gunshot wounds after listening to “a loud disturbance” from exterior round 1:30 a.m. within the 500-block of West 87th Avenue, police mentioned. He was taken to the College of Chicago Medical Middle, the place he died.

About 9:20 p.m. Friday, a 50-year-old man was killed in a restaurant within the 2700-block of West Division Avenue in East Garfield Park, police mentioned. Somebody exterior the restaurant shot him by way of 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 house within the 400-block of North Hamlin Avenue in Humboldt Park when somebody shot him within the chest, police mentioned. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, the place he was pronounced useless.

A lady was shot simply after midnight Saturday on a CTA Pink Line practice within the Loop. The 30-year-old was on the practice within the 100-block of North State Avenue when there was a “verbal confrontation” and somebody opened hearth about 12:10 a.m., police mentioned. She was shot as soon as within the knee.

Final weekend 34 individuals have been shot, three fatally.

ABC7 Chicago contributed to this report.

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