7 teenagers shot, 1 fatally, in separate shootings across Chicago, police say
CHICAGO (WLS) -- At least seven teenagers were shot Tuesday night and early Wednesday morning across Chicago, police said.
A teen boy was killed in one of the shootings in the Little Village neighborhood.
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The shooting took place at about 11:11 p.m. in the 2600-block of South Hamlin Avenue.
The girlfriend of Ricardo Gomez and her mother carefully placed candles in the place where the 17-year-old died.
Friends said Gomez was standing he was outside waiting for his girlfriend when a vehicle drove past and a gunman inside the car opened fire. The boy was shot in the head and chest, and they died in the area hospital.
The teen was transported to Mt. Sinai Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead, police said.
Anti-violence activist Pastor Donovan Price said he hopes the spate of violence isn't an indication of things to come.
"I just believe that as school starts back we can all play a part and what doesn't happen so get up," Pastor Price said. "You can take your kid to school you can you can walk your kid to school you can talk your kid to school and that can be a thing."
A separate shooting in the South Austin neighborhood Tuesday night left three teens wounded, police said.
The shooting took place at about 9:29 p.m. in the 200-block of South Central Avenue.
Police said the victims were standing outside when a dark-colored sedan drove past and someone inside fired shots, hitting the teens.
An 18-year-old man was shot and transported to Mt. Sinai Hospital, where he was listed in critical condition, police said.
A 16-year-old was shot multiple times and transported to Mt. Sinai Hospital, where he was listed in critical condition, police said.
A third victim, a 16-year-old boy, was found at the scene with a graze wound to the arm and declined treatment, police said.
A separate shooting in the South Deering neighborhood left a 16-year-old girl wounded, police said.
The shooting took place at about 12:37 a.m. in the 10600-block of South Bensley Avenue.
Police said the victim was shot in the left foot and was transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where she was listed in good condition. Further details on the circumstances of the shooting were not immediately available.
A shooting on the Far South Side left a 17-year-old boy in serious condition, police said.
The shooting took place at about 10:16 p.m. in the 13200-block of South St. Lawrence Avenue.
Police said a 17-year-old boy was standing outside when he was shot in the legs. He was transported to Comer Children's Hospital, where he was listed in serious condition.
A 16-year-old boy was wounded in a shooting in the West Pullman neighborhood, police said.
The shooting took place at about 8:23 p.m. in the 11700-block of South Normal Avenue.
Police said the victim was outside when several suspects got out of a car and opened fire before fleeing in the car.
The teen was wounded in the forearm and a graze wound to the stomach and transported to Advocate Christ Hospital, where he was listed in good condition.
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