At least 38 people have been injured, nine of them fatally, in shootings in Chicago so far this weekend.
Last year, over 100 people were shot over the long Fourth of July weekend, 19 of them killed. In an effort to prevent a similar spike in violence this year, Chicago Police Supt. David Brown said residents should expect to see an increased police presence in their neighborhoods.
In fatal attacks this weekend, a woman was killed and a gunman was among two others wounded in a shooting Friday night in Chinatown, Chicago police said.
A man and another gunman were shooting each other about 10:50 p.m. in the 2200 block of South Wentworth Avenue, police said. A 24-year-old woman was struck in the torso and taken to Stroger Hospital, where she died of her injuries.
A second woman, 42, was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center with a gunshot wound to the arm, police said. She was listed in good condition. One of the gunmen, a 38-year-old man, was shot in the buttocks and taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in critical condition.
Three people were shot, one fatally, in a backyard early Sunday morning in Grand Crossing on the South Side.
The attack came during a violent eight-hour period in Chicago during which at least 16 people were shot, two fatally, late Saturday into early Sunday.
The victims were with many people in the backyard of a house around 5:30 a.m. in the 7000 block of South Harper Avenue when someone walked up and fired into the crowd, police said.
A 24-year-old man was shot multiple times in the body and was pronounced dead at the scene, officials said. Two women, ages 24 and 30, were shot multiple times in the body and initially went to Jackson Park Hospital before going to the University of Chicago Medical Center, police said. The younger woman is in stable condition, and the older woman is in good condition.
A man was fatally shot Friday in Englewood on the South Side.
The 26-year-old was outside around 5:45 p.m. in the 6500 block of South Wolcott Avenue when someone approached him and opened fire, police said. He was hit in the arm and head and was transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
Less than an hour earlier, a man was fatally shot in West Garfield Park.
About 5 p.m., Keyshawn Roberts, 29, was in the 4300 block of West Van Buren Street when someone approached him and opened fire, Cook County police and the medical examiner’s office said. He was shot multiple times and taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
Shortly after midnight Saturday, a man was shot on Chicago’s South Side in the Far South Side.
About 12:20 a.m., the 30-year-old man was in the 9000 block of South Escanaba Avenue when he was shot in the head, police said. He was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he died.
A man was fatally shot while riding in a vehicle early Sunday in Brighton Park on the Southwest Side.
About 3 a.m., the 35-year-old man was in the passenger seat while a female driver was traveling in the 3800 block of South Kedzie Avenue when he was struck in the neck by gunfire, police said.
The driver then drove about two and a half miles to the 5600 block of South Spaulding Avenue, where she called police, officials said.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. His name has not yet been released.
A man was killed in a shooting Saturday in South Shore.
About 4 p.m., he was riding a bicycle in the 2100 block of East 71st Street when someone fired at him from a dark sedan, police said.
The 26-year-old man was hit in the head and arm and was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, according to the Cook County medical examiner.
A man was fatally shot while sitting outside an apartment building Sunday morning in West Humboldt Park on the West Side.
The 38-year-old man was sitting outside the building about 10 a.m. in the 700 block of North Springfield Avenue when he was shot in the chest and head, police said.
He was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, officials said.
Hours later, a man was shot while walking on Chicago Lawn on the South Side.
The man, believed to be between the ages of 25 and 35, was walking around 12:50 a.m. Sunday in the 6500 block of South Kedzie Avenue when a dark vehicle approached and someone inside got out and opened fire, he said the police.
He was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn with multiple gunshot wounds to the head, police said. He was later pronounced dead, officials said.
Four people were injured in non-fatal shooting attacks Friday night in West Garfield Park.
Shortly after 9 p.m., a man walking along the 3800 block of West Monroe Street opened fire, striking multiple people, according to police.
A man in his 25s was hit in the back and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in serious condition, police said.
A woman in her 20s was hit in the leg and was taken to the same hospital in good condition, police said.
Another woman, 36, and a man, 41, suffered gunshot wounds to the back, police said. The two were transported to Stroger Hospital in good condition, police said.
A 90-year-old man was hospitalized in critical condition after he was shot Saturday morning in North Lawndale.
The man was found about 10 a.m. in the 1500 block of South Harding Avenue with a gunshot wound to the abdomen, police said.
He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition, according to police.
Detectives spoke with a person of interest.
A 17-year-old girl was among two people shot and wounded early Sunday in Bronzeville on the South Side.
The teenager and a woman were standing outside about 12:45 a.m. in the 3700 block of South Langley Avenue when someone opened fire, striking both of them, police said.
The girl was hit once in the arm and the 42-year-old woman was shot in the leg, officials said. They went to the University of Chicago Medical Center and were listed in good condition.
A witness told officers the shooter may have been traveling in a car, authorities said.
Hours later, a man was shot during an argument following a road traffic accident in Rosemoor on the Far South Side.
The incident happened around 3:20 a.m. in the 10300 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue when the driver of one vehicle struck the man’s vehicle, police said.
The 45-year-old man left his car to exchange information with the driver of the hit-and-run vehicle when an argument began between the two, police said. The driver of the hit vehicle then opened fire, striking the man in the neck, officials said.
He was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was listed in good condition, police said.
Hours later, a man was shot after confronting a man who was trying to break into his car Sunday morning in Burnside, South Side.
About 5:30 a.m., the man confronted someone trying to break into his car in the 9300 block of South Rhodes Avenue when he was shot multiple times in the body, police said.
The 38-year-old man was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was listed in serious condition, police said.
At least 16 other people were injured in shootings across the city since 5pm on Friday.
Last weekend, six people were killed and at least 27 others were injured in Chicago.
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