At least 10 people shot, 2 fatally, in weekend shootings across Chicago, police say

Saturday, June 24, 2023
CHICAGO (WLS) -- There have been at least ten people shot, including two fatal shootings, in the city since 6 p.m. Friday, Chicago police said.

In the most recent fatal shooting, a man was killed and another was wounded in a shooting Friday night in Back of the yards.

Antonio Andrade, 39, was standing on the sidewalk just before 8 p.m. in the 4700 block of South Ada Street when someone opened fire, striking him in the back, Chicago police said.

Andrade was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, police and the Cook County medical examiner's office said.

Another man, 28, suffered a graze to the knee in the shooting and took himself to Mount Sinai Hospital, police said. He was in good condition.



At around 6:20 p.m. on Friday, a man was shot to death in Chicago's Lawndale neighborhood on the West Side.
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The male victim was standing in the 2900-block of West Lexington Avenue when he was shot multiple times, Chicago police said. He was later pronounced dead.

No one is in custody for the homicide, and area detectives continue to investigate.

Two people were struck by gunfire on the city's South Side Friday evening, police said.
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The male victims, 28 and 40, were in the 4700 block of South Ada Street when they were shot, police said. The 28-year-old victim had a graze wound to his knee and took himself to a hospital in good condition. The 40-year-old victim was shot in the back and was taken to a hospital initially reported in critical condition.

No further information was immediately available.

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