22 shot, 2 fatally, in weekend gun violence across Chicago, police say

Community organizers and elected leaders are urging parents to step up after a violent weekend.

Bamani Obadele, from Acclivus, an organization that works to deter violence, reacting to a violent weekend that left multiple young people hurt.

Police were called to 45th and Prairie for a shooting that unfolded Saturday night.

Community leaders said around 300 teens had gathered in the area.

A 13-year-old boy is accused of pulling out a gun and shooting multiple people. The victims ages range from 11 to 14 years old.

"That's the question we have to ask, how do guns get in the hands of 12 or 13 year olds?" Obadele said. "So it's a head scratcher. There's no easy solution. We're not looking to be as punitive with our young people right? And don't want to criminalize them. However there's got to be some accountability."

Alderman Pat Dowell said in a statement in part, "Parents must be accountable. The attention our young people seek must be found first in the home. Businesses that are complicit in hosting these events must be held responsible and, if necessary, closed."
Acclivus said they will be hosting a number of community events to keep young people engaged throughout the summer.

"We have this basketball initiative that's kicking off today," Obadele said. "Acclivus sports out at the Pullman Center and then we are doing play street events on the west side of North Lawndale, we will be doing some hyper-local kind of community events across the city to allow young people to do just that be safe and peaceful with some adult supervision."

On Monday, Chicago police released weekend violence statistics.

CPD said there were 16 shooting incidents over the weekend.

Twenty-one people were shot, two fatally, from Friday 6 p.m. to Sunday 11:59 p.m.

One person was fatally stabbed.

A man was found shot to death in a car in the 4500 block of W. Kinzie Street, according to Chicago police.

CPD said the man, whose age was not released, was found at about 12:45 a.m. Monday.

He was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital with multiple gunshot wounds, where he later died.

Its not clear what time the shooting happened.

A 38-year-old woman was shot in the 5400-block of West Quincy Street in South Austin, Chicago police said.

The shooting happened Sunday at about 9:16 p.m.

CPD said the victim was outside when a known suspect approached her.

After an argument, the suspect shot the victim in the right ankle.

She was taken to Lorettto Hospital and was expected to be OK.