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Chicago shootings: At least 50 shot, 10 fatally, in weekend gun violence
across city, police say

Sunday, June 4, 2023 6:26PM


At least 50 people have been shot, 10 fatally, in Chicago shootings so
far this weekend, police said.

A shooting in Austin left one person dead and six others wounded. The
shooting occurred at about 1 a.m. in the 4800-block of West Iowa Street,
police said. In surveillance video obtained by ABC7, dozens of people can
be seen running away from the gunfire, taking shelter behind vehicles.

A 25-year-old woman was killed in the shooting. Speaking with ABC7 off-
camera, her family said Saturday night's celebration of life was for her
then-boyfriend. Once police and emergency responders arrived on the scene,
she was rushed to Mt. Sinai Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
Police said three men, ages 27, 28 and 29, and a 28-year-old woman self-
transported to Stroger Hospital. The fifth injured person, a 17-year-old
girl shot in the leg, was taken to West Suburban Hospital. All of them are
expected to recover. Area Four detectives are investigating. No one is in
custody.

Minutes earlier, a man was fatally shot and another was wounded downtown,
police said. A 34-year-old man was found at about 1:20 a.m. in the 300
block of East Huron Street with several gunshot wounds, Chicago police
said. He was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where he died.
Another man, 27, later showed up at the same hospital with a gunshot wound
to the left leg, police said. His condition was not known. Circumstances
of the shooting were not known. No one was in custody.

Hours later, another man was shot to death and a woman was wounded in
Little Italy. They were outside about 4:20 a.m. in the 1300 block of South
Throop Street when someone fired shots, Chicago police said. The man, 30,
was shot in the head. He was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was
pronounced dead, according to police. The woman, 31, was shot in the left
arm and drove herself to University of Illinois Hospital, where she was in
good condition, police said. No other information was known. Detectives
are investigating.
Saturday

A man was fatally shot Saturday night in front of a home in Chatham.
Officers responding to a report of a person shot found the man, 40, lying
on a porch about 11:30 p.m. in the 8300 block of South Ingleside Avenue,
Chicago police said. He suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was taken to
University of Chicago Medical Center, where he later died, police said. No
one was in custody.

Over an hour earlier, a man was killed and another was wounded in a
shooting in Humboldt Park. Officers responding to a call of shots fired
about 10 p.m. found a 19-year-old man lying in the 3800 block of West Ohio
Street with a gunshot wound to the chest, Chicago police said. He was
taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he died. Another man, 20, was found
nearby with a gunshot wound to the arm and a graze wound to the face,
police said. He was taken to the same hospital, where he was in good
condition.No arrests were reported.

A man was killed and another wounded in a shooting Saturday morning in
Englewood on the South Side. Shortly before noon, the 70-year-old man and
a 24-year-old man were struck by gunfire in the 7100 block of South Peoria
Street, according to Chicago police. The older man was shot in the chest
and rushed to University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was
pronounced dead, police said. The younger man was struck in the hand and
was taken to the same hospital, where he was listed in good condition,
police said. No one was in custody.

Hours earlier, a 31-year-old man was fatally shot in the city's South
Shore neighborhood. It happened around 6:48 a.m. in the 1700-bock of West
69th Street. The man was shot in the chest and left leg, police said. He
was taken to Advocate Christ Hospital where he was pronounced dead. What
led up to the shooting is not yet known. Area One detectives are
investigating.

Just under three hours earlier, a a 32-year-old man was shot and killed in
North Lawndale. According to police, the victim was inside an apartment in
the 1200 block of South Springfield at about 4:06 a.m. when someone he
knew started shooting. The man was shot multiple times and taken to Mount
Sinai Hospital, where he died. No one is in custody.

About two hours before that, a 23-year-old man was fatally shot while
sitting in his car in the Austin neighborhood's 4800-bock of West Rice
Street. Police said someone fired shots at him, striking him multiple
time. He died at Mount Sinai Hospital. No arrests have been made.

In non-fatal shootings, a 16-year-old boy was among two people wounded in
a shooting in the South Shore neighborhood on Saturday morning. At about
11:55 a.m., the boy and a 28-year-old man were outside in the 2000-block
of East 71st Street when someone passing in a dark-colored sedan opened
fire and struck them both, Chicago police said. The boy was shot in the
right leg and was taken to Comer Children's Hospital, where he was
reportedly in good condition, police said. The man was shot in his right
arm and abdomen and was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center,
where he was listed in serious condition, officials said. No one was in
custody.
Friday

A teenaged girl was hurt in an Austin shooting Friday evening, police
said. The girl, 16, was on a sidewalk in the 400-block of North Parkside
Avenue when someone fired shots just after 9:30 p.m., according to Chicago
police. She was taken to Stroger Hospital, where she was listed in good
condition with a gunshot wound to the buttocks. No arrests have been made
and detectives are investigating.

Two people are recovering after being shot in a car that had children
inside, according to Chicago police. It happened Friday evening around
6:10 p.m. in the 600-block of West 71st Street in the city's Englewood
neighborhood. Police said the victims were in a car when someone in
another vehicle that pulled up alongside them opened fire. A 27-year-old
man was shot in the back and transported to the University of Chicago
Hospital in good condition. A 32-year-old woman was shot in the right leg
and taken to University of Chicago Hospital in good condition. Two
children of unknown age were also in the vehicle but not hurt. They were
both transported to Comer Children's Hospital for observation, according
to police. Area One Detectives are investigating.