Sunday
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Two people were injured, one critically, in an apparent road rage shooting on Chicago's Near South Side on Sunday evening, police said.
Police said the shooting happened in the 2200 block of South DuSable Lake Shore Drive just after 8 p.m.
A 37-year-old woman and a 26-year-old man were driving northbound when a 2015 Nissan Sedan cut them off in traffic, police said. The victims beeped at the Nissan, which pulled up alongside them, and someone inside opened fire.
The woman, shot in the neck, was transported to Northwestern Hospital in critical condition, police said. The man, who suffered a graze wound to his back, refused medical help.
Police said it appeared to be a road rage shooting, but did not provide further information. No one is in custody and area detectives are investigating.
Hours earlier, two people were shot, one fatally, on Chicago's Southwest Side, police said.
Police said the shooting happened in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood's 6400 block of South Albany Avenue just before 5 p.m.
A 41-year-old man and a 66-year-old woman were hanging out on the corner when a gray-colored Toyota went by, police said. Someone inside the vehicle started arguing with the man before pulling out a gun and opening fire.
Police said the man, shot in the chest, was transported in critical condition to Christ Hospital, where he later died. The woman, who was not the intended target, suffered a gunshot wound to the eye and was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in good condition.
There is no one in custody and area detectives are investigating. Police did not immediately provide further information about the shooting.
Earlier that day, a man was killed and a woman wounded in Rogers Park.
The man, 30, and a 20-year-old woman were walking about 1:45 a.m. in the 1300-block of West Devon Avenue when someone in a black sedan drove by and an occupant fired shots, Chicago police said.
The man suffered 10 gunshot wounds throughout his body and was taken to St. Francis Hospital in Evanston, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
The woman was shot in the leg and was taken to the same hospital, where she was listed in good condition, according to police.
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No arrests were made.
About an hour earlier, nine women were shot, one fatally on Chicago's West Side, Chicago police said.
The victims were at a gathering in the 1500-block of South Keeler Avenue just after 12:50 a.m. in the city's North Lawndale neighborhood when a black Jeep drove up, and multiple unknown suspects were seen getting out of the vehicle with guns, police said.
They began shooting toward the group, hitting the female victims, at least one of which died.
Kanesha Gaines, 21, was shot in the face, and taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital in critical condition, where she died a short time later.
A 28-year-old woman was shot eight times in the torso, and taken to Mt. Sinai in critical condition.
A 33-year-old woman suffered a graze wound to the stomach, and was taken to Mt. Sinai in good condition.
Another victim suffered a graze wound to the right arm, and was taken to Mt. Sinai in good condition.
A 28-year-old woman was shot in the right knee, and taken to Mt. Sinai in good condition.
A 31-year-old woman was shot in the left leg and forearm, and was taken to Stroger Hospital in good condition.
A 30-year-old woman was shot twice in the right shoulder and twice in the right arm, and was taken to Stroger in good condition.
A 24-year-old woman was shot in the right wrist, and taken to Stroger in good condition, and a 20-year-old woman was shot in the right thigh, and taken to Stroger in good condition.
No one was in custody later Sunday morning. Area Four detectives are investigating.
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Saturday
A man was killed and two other people were wounded in a shooting Saturday night in Auburn Gresham on the South Side.
The 28-year-old man was shot in the face about 8 p.m. in the 7600-block of South Peoria Street, according to Chicago police. An 18-year-old man was shot in the torso as he was getting out of a car in the block and a 24-year-old woman who was driving nearby was struck in the foot.
Both men were taken to University of Chicago Medical Center, where the older man was pronounced dead and the younger man was listed in serious condition, police said. The woman was taken to Saint Bernard Hospital in good condition.
Details of the shooting were not immediately released and no one was in custody.
Friday
A man was shot and killed Friday night in the Little Village neighborhood.
About 10:20 p.m., the man, 61, was in a "physical altercation" with someone in the 2600-block of West Luther Street when they both pulled out handguns on each other, according to Chicago police.
The man suffered a gunshot wound to the head and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
No one was in custody.
Last weekend, 33 were shot, six fatally, across Chicago.
The Sun-Times Media Wire contributed to this report.
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