Shootings leave 7 dead, at least 30 injured during chaotic Father's Day weekend in Chicago

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Shootings leave 7 dead, at least 30 injured during chaotic Father's Day weekend in Chicago

• Officials only have leads in two of the 11 incidents
• The shootings happened on the violent, crime-ridden south and west sides
• One of the victims was shot dead by police acting in self-defense

PUBLISHED: 22:23 GMT, 16 June 2013 | UPDATED: 22:23 GMT, 16 June 2013

A series of shootings this weekend has Chicagoans on edge.

A total of 11 separate shootings since Friday night have resulted in seven deaths and at least 30 injuries in the Windy City. The victims range in age from 16-years old to 40-years-old, according to multiple media reports.

The last of the shooting deaths came early Sunday morning when police chased a man down a dark alley on the crime-ridden West Side. The suspect jumped out of the window of a moving car the officers were attempting to pull over, he fell down fleeing officers and pulled out a 9mm handgun, reported the Chicago Tribune. Officers shot the suspect in self-defense, he was pronounced dead on the scene at 4:11am, the paper reported.

Also on the West Side, a 31-year old man was shot to death Sunday at about 1:30am, according to NBC Chicago. Only minutes earlier, at 1:13am, a 19-year-old man was found shot in the chest, stomach and shoulder, according to the station. He was later pronounced dead about an hour later at a local hospital.

The worst incident of the violent weekend occurred just after midnight. Four people were shot inside a nightclub on the gritty South Side after an altercation outside. The shooter is alleged to have burst through the front door to the club and opened fire, according to authorities.  A 40-year-old man died after being shot in the back during the attack, DNAinfo reported.

Just before midnight Saturday, a 16-year-old boy was killed in a drive-by shooting on the northwest side while walking down an alley. Police allege the child was shot in the left arm and back by a gunman riding a bike. Desperate for help, the victim stumbled down the street before collapsing and later being pronounced dead at a hospital.

An hour earlier, in the same neighborhood police acting in self-defense later shot to death a fleeing suspect, three people were shot, one fatally. The deceased was a 21-year-old male shot in the forehead, cheek and calf, he was was pronounced dead on the scene, DNAinfo reported.

The first shooting death of the weekend occurred on the South Side when a 24-year-old man was shot in the eye. He was walking with a group of people when another group of people opened fire on them, according to the Tribune.

Of the more serious injuries, a 34-year-old man somehow survived being shot in the head, back and leg about 4:10am Sunday, according to NBC Chicago. Taken to the hospital by a friend, the man refused to cooperate with authorities.

Two separate shootings only blocks apart on the South Side in broad daylight. The first incident, which happened about 2:15pm Saturday, left three people injured. The second incident left one injured.

Another man was shot in the arm during a carjacking attempt at about 6:10am Saturday on the South Side, reported NBC Chicago. No further details were provided.

A 23-year-old gang member was injured in a drive by shooting around 10:40pm Friday when a car pulled up and a passenger fired multiple shots into the man, hitting him in the buttocks, according to NBC Chicago. His injuries are not life threatening.

Officials only have leads in two of the shootings, according to reports, and could not be reached by Mail Online for comment.

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