Chicago shootings: At least 27 shot, 5 killed, in citywide weekend violence, CPD says

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Last updated: Monday, October 14, 2024 11:18AM GMT
3 women shot, 1 fatally in Garfield Park, shooting, Chicago police say
Chicago police are investigating after three women were shot, one fatally Friday night on Fulton and Kedzie in Garfield Park.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- At least 27 people have been shot, five fatally, in gun violence across Chicago so far this weekend, police said.

Here's how the news is developing.

Oct 12, 2024, 4:56 PM GMT

Man shot to death inside vehicle in East Garfield Park: Chicago police

A man was shot to death inside a vehicle on Chicago's West Side on Friday evening, police said.

Police said the shooting happened in the East Garfield Park neighborhood's 400-block of North Springfield Avenue just before 10 p.m.

A 38-year-old man was a passenger in a vehicle traveling on Springfield Avenue when shots were fired, police said.

The victim, shot in his face and chest, was driven to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

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

Police did not immediately provide further information about the shooting.

Oct 12, 2024, 5:05 PM GMT

3 women shot, 1 fatally, in Garfield Park shooting: Chicago police

A shooting left a woman dead and two other women hurt Friday night on the city's West Side, Chicago police said.

This happened just after 9:40 p.m. near Fulton and Kedzie, in the Garfield Park neighborhood.

Video from the scene showed a large police response to the shooting, including at least one bullet through a car's windshield.

A witness said he heard shots.

"I just heard a shooting, I got down to the ground," said Regal. "I heard three girls got shot, one lost her life. That's all I know man, wicked wild west."

CPD said an unidentified woman was taken to Stroger Hospital where she died.

A 25-year-old woman was shot in the shoulder and taken to Stroger Hospital in fair condition, police said.

A 23-year-old woman was transported to Mt. Sinai with a gunshot wound to the back, police said. She was listed in fair condition.

The three victims were found inside and outside the home, police said. So investigators are till trying to figure out where exactly the shots were fired.

No one is in custody.

Oct 12, 2024, 5:08 PM GMT

16-year-old boy seriously wounded in Rogers Park shooting: Chicago police

A 16-year-old boy was seriously wounded in a North Side shooting on Friday, Chicago police said.

It happened at around 8:09 p. in the 1600 blk. of W. Juneway Terrace in Rogers Park.

Police said the teen was standing in an alley with several other people when shots rang out.

He was hit in the abdomen and back.

No one is in custody.

Area Three detectives are investigating.

Oct 13, 2024, 12:22 AM GMT

10-year-old boy grazed at South Side park, CPD says

A young boy suffered a graze wound Friday night while he was at a park on the city's South Side. The incident happened around 5:15 p.m. at Robert Taylor Park in Bronzeville, Chicago police said.

A 10-year-old boy "sustained a graze wound to the right arm by an unknown offender," Chicago police officials said. The victim was taken to Comer Children's Hospital in good condition.

No further information about a possible shooting was immediately available. Chicago police continue to investigate. No arrests were reported.