Chicago shootings: Tracking gun violence in 2024

One mother says she has been a Concealed-Cary License holder for years, but never had to fire her gun until, she said, danger came through her daughter's bedroom window on Saturday night.

Even if their broken outside windscreen is fixed, the trauma for one family has already seeped inside of their South Shore apartment.

"That motherly instincts kick in, so as soon as something happens, it's like fight or flight," the mother said.

The mother, who asked ABC7 to conceal her and her family's identities, said it happened before 11 p.m.

That is when her 18-year-old daughter had just returned to her bedroom after bathing.

"So, I put the towel on, and I run out my room and I ran right there. I'm like, 'Yo, somebody's trying to come through my window.' So, my mom immediately acted on it," the daughter said.

"He was, like, hanging on her window. I just told him that, 'I have a gun. I'm going to shoot.' And he just didn't stop. I fired a warning shot. I didn't even know that he got hit," the mother said.

That is, until police arrived on East 69th near Oglesby, where they found the 36-year-old suspect shot in the leg. He was taken to the hospital in fair condition.

His life was spared but now, he is armed with what the family hopes is a hard-learned lesson.

"Next time you think about coming through somebody's window, you just remember how that bullet felt," the daughter said.

The mother also hopes to move soon especially since, she said, police confiscated her gun.

Charges are pending against the suspect on Sunday night.

Two men were shot, one fatally on the city's West Side early Sunday morning, Chicago police said.

Police said the shooting happened in the West Garfield Park neighborhood's 4600-block of West Monroe Street just after 1:30 a.m.

Officers responded to a call about a person shot and found a 25-year-old man who had suffered a gunshot wound to his back. He was pronounced dead on the scene.

Police said a 34-year-old man was also struck by gunfire. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he is listed in critical condition.

Further investigation revealed that an unidentified male suspect shot the victims before fleeing the scene on foot, police said.

There is no one in custody and Area Four detectives are investigating.

A man was found fatally shot in the head on Chicago's South Side early Sunday morning, police said.

Police said the shooting happened in Roseland in the 11500-block of South LaSalle Street just before 1 a.m.

Officers responded to a call about a person shot and found a 38-year-old man on the ground. He had suffered a gunshot wound to his head.

The victim was pronounced dead on the scene, police said.

A witness told officers that a red two-door vehicle fled the scene.

No one is in custody and Area Two detectives are investigating.

Police did not immediately provide further information about the shooting.

A South Side neighborhood is on edge after shots rang out Saturday evening, leaving a woman dead and a man critically injured.

"Very disturbing. I heard screams. This is terrible. I'm shook up right now. This is terrible," said Sharice Wright, who works in the neighborhood.

The violence erupted around 5:20 p.m. in Chicago's Avalon Park neighborhood.

Witnesses told investigators an unknown gunman approached a vehicle and opened fire as it traveled in the 1600-block of East 87th Street.

A woman was driving with a 21-year-old man and two children inside.

Both adults were shot in the head and rushed to the hospital, where the woman was later pronounced dead.

The Chicago Fire Department said the children were treated at the scene and were not transported to hospitals.

"I feel sorry for the kids, and I hope the young lady makes it through," said neighborhood resident Juanita Moore.

The car ended up crashing into a light pole near Stoney Island Avenue. It is believed that the attacker ran away on foot.