Chicago shootings: 30 shot, 4 fatally, in weekend gun violence across city, police say

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Monday, June 12, 2023
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The 27-year-old man was standing in the street just before 1 a.m. when someone shot him several times, police said.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- At least 30 people have been shot, four fatally, in shootings across the city this weekend, police said.

Sunday shootings

In one fatal shooting, a 30-year-old man was killed and a 25-year-old man was injured in the 3100-block of West Redfield Drive. Someone approached them and fired shots at about 8 a.m. Sunday, according to police. No suspects have been arrested and area detectives are investigating.

In another deadly shooting, a 27-year-old man was standing in the street near West Division Street and North Lawndale Avenue in the Humboldt Park neighborhood just before 1 a.m. when someone shot him several times, police said. So far, no one is in custody and area detectives are investigating, police said.

A least four people were injured in a shooting at a South Side CTA station on Sunday afternoon, officials said. The shooting happened at the 95th/Dan Ryan station, which offers service for the CTA Red Line and various buses. Chicago police said a 19-year-old man got into a fight with an offender on the sidewalk before running into the station's vestibule area. The offender followed him and fired shots.

Police said the 19-year-old was shot, along with an 18-year-old man and 16-year-old boy, who were inside the vestibule at the time. The youngest victim was left with the most serious injuries after being shot in his shoulder, arm and lower back. Chicago fire officials said he was transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition. The two men were taken to Christ Hospital in fair and good conditions, police said. The 16-year-old boy and the 18-year-old man were not part of the initial fight. A 44-year-old woman was injured when she fell during the shooting, CFD said. She was taken to Advocate Trinity Hospital.

Saturday shootings

A 16-year-old boy was shot in head and killed while on the rear porch of a house Saturday evening, officials said. The shooting happened in the 5300-block of West Oakdale Avenue in the city's Belmont Cragin neighborhood. The victim was pronounced dead after being taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition, the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office said. No one has been arrested, according to police.

A man was shot Saturday afternoon while attempting to purchase a car listed on an online marketplace, police said. The shooting happened in the Sheridan Park neighborhood's 4400 block of North Malden Street just after 3 p.m., police said. When the 24-year-old victim arrived, two people pulled out a gun and demanded his property. The victim was shot in the chest while trying to run away, police said. He was listed in good condition at a hospital.

In another shooting, two men were shot while working on a vehicle in a body shop Saturday afternoon, police said. The shooting happened in the 2400-block of South Karlov Avenue just before 4 p.m. in the city's Lawndale neighborhood. A 22-year-old victim was shot in the hand and went to hospital in good condition. The other victim, 59, was shot in the foot and taken to the hospital in good condition, but was not an intended target in the shooting, police said. No offenders are in custody and area detectives are investigating, police said.

In another double shooting, a 39-year-old man and a 34-year-old woman were wounded by gunfire while sitting in a parked car near the Garfield Park Lagoon. The shooting happened in the 100-block of North Central park Avenue early Saturday around 1:40 a.m., police said. The man was shot in the chest and taken to a hospital in critical condition, and the woman was shot in the hand and taken to the same hospital in good condition. No one is in custody at this time.

Friday shootings

A shooting Friday evening led to a deadly car crash as the shooting victim was being taken to the hospital. A 33-year-old man was on a sidewalk about 9:45 p.m. Friday in the 4000-block of South Prairie Avenue when someone fired shots, striking him in the hand and foot, Chicago police said. Another 33-year-old man was driving the shooting victim to a hospital when their vehicle crashed into another car, and then a pole. The driver died.

The man with gunshot wounds was listed in good condition at the hospital, police said. No arrests have been made. The shooting and the crash are still under investigation.

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The Sun-Times Media Wire contributed to this report.