Chicago shootings: At least 13 shot, 2 fatally, in weekend gun violence across city, police say

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Sunday, July 14, 2024
3 men wounded, 2 critically, in West Side shootout: CPD
A Garfield Park, Chicago shootout left three men wounded early Saturday morning in the 3300-block of West Maypole Avenue, the police department said.

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At least 13 people have been shot, two fatally, in shootings across Chicago so far this weekend, police said.

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A man was shot to death in a backyard on the city's South Side on Friday night, Chicago police said.

Police said the shooting happened in the Roseland neighborhood's 10900-block of South Wentworth Avenue just after 9:30 p.m.

A 42-year-old man was in the backyard of a home with several other people when two unknown suspects approached and fired shots, police said.

The victim, shot multiple times in his body, was pronounced dead on the scene.

What led up to the shooting was not immediately clear.

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

Three men were injured in a West Side shootout early Saturday morning, Chicago police said.

Police said the shooting happened in the Garfield Park neighborhood's 3300-block of West Maypole Avenue just before 12:45 a.m.

A group of people was standing on the street when unknown offenders exchanged gunfire, police said.

A 33-year-old man, shot in his lower back, was transported to Stroger Hospital in critical condition.

A 30-year-old man, also shot in his back, was dropped off at Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition.

Another man, 32, was dropped off at the same hospital with a gunshot wound to his calf. He was in fair condition.

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

Just over an hour later, a woman was killed in a West Garfield Park shooting, police said.

Police said the shooting happened in the 200-block of South Kostner Avenue just after 2 a.m.

Officers responded to a call about shots fired and found an unresponsive woman on the ground.

The 34-year-old victim, shot in her head, was transported in critical condition to Stroger Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

What led up to the shooting was not immediately clear. There is no one in custody and Area Four detectives are investigating.

Over the extended Fourth of July weekend, 109 people were shot, two fatally, across Chicago, police said.

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