7 dead, 12 wounded in weekend shootings across Chicago, police say
At least seven people have been killed and 12 others have been wounded in weekend shootings across Chicago.
The ages of the victims range from 15 to 57.
Shootings from Friday
In the first shooting of the weekend, a 32-year-old employee of a business in the South Loop got into an argument with a 31-year-old man in the 1300 block of South Michigan Avenue around 9:30 p.m. on Friday.
The argument turned physical, and the employee pulled out a gun, and the two men began struggling over the firearm, which went off, shooting the 31-year-old in the head.
Paramedics treated that man at the scene, but he was pronounced dead. The 32-year-old man was taken into custody, and charges were pending as of Saturday morning.
Around 11:50 p.m., police responded to Saint Anthony Hospital after a 29-year-old man walked in with multiple gunshot wounds.
The victim told police he was driving in the 4000 block of West Lake Street when someone in a white SUV drove past and started shooting. The victim was listed in critical condition.
In other shootings from 5 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday:
Shootings from Saturday
- At 1:08 a.m., in the 11100 block of South Ashland Avenue, a 34-year-old man was outside when two men walked up and demanded his belongings. When he refused and started to walk away, one of the men shot him in the right hip and right thigh, and the attackers took his property before running off. The victim was taken to the University of Chicago Hospital in good condition.
- At 3:30 a.m., in the 5500 block of West West End Avenue, a 31-year-old man was standing outside near a group of people involved in an argument when one of those people pulled out a gun and started shooting. The victim was shot in the right forearm and was taken to Gottlieb Memorial Hospital in good condition.
- At 3:46 a.m., in the 5500 block of West Thomas Street, police officers responded to a call of a burglary in progress involving a vehicle. Three suspects got into a sedan and fled south on Waller Avenue before intentionally crashing into two marked CPD squad cars near Waller and Chicago Avenue. One officer was pinned inside their vehicle and opened fire, shooting one of the suspects, who was taken to Stroger Hospital, where they were pronounced dead. One other suspect was arrested at the scene, but a third suspect escaped. Police recovered a gun that the third suspect discarded at the scene.
- At 10:13 a.m., a man was outside in the 3000 block of West Polk Street when someone shot him multiple times. He was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Police did not have any further details on the circumstances of the shooting.
- At 10:49 a.m., a 42-year-old man was found inside a home in the 300 block of West 93rd Street with a gunshot wound to the body. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
- At 5:50 p.m., a 19-year-old man was in an alley behind the 800 block of West 34th Street in Bridgeport when he was struck by gunfire in the groin area. He was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition.
- At 11:05 p.m., a 41-year-old man got into a quarrel with a man he knew in a home in the 6700 block of South Parnell Avenue. The second man took out a gun and shot the first man, who was struck once in the left groin and was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition.
Shootings from Sunday
- At 12:38 a.m., a 44-year-old woman was outside in the 2700 block of West Polk Street in East Garfield Park when a dark-colored sport-utility vehicle went by and someone inside shot her in the leg. The woman was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in good condition.
- At 1:30 a.m., a 15-year-old boy was outside in the 900 block of West 111th Street in Morgan Park when he heard shots and felt pain. He had been shot in the left foot, and he self-transported to OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center in Evergreen Park, where he was in good condition.
- At 3:30 a.m., a 17-year-old boy was a passenger in a vehicle stopped at a traffic light in the 700 block of South Wells Street, near Polk Street, when a man took out a gun and fired multiple shots at the car. The victim was shot in the right arm and was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in good condition, police said.
- At 5:30 a.m., a 26-year-old man was found with a gunshot wound to the upper body near the 35th/Archer Chicago Transit Authority Orange Line stop in the 3500 block of South Leavitt Street, police said. The man was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
- At 10 a.m., a 34-year-old woman and a 16-year-old boy were outside in the 6700 block of South Cregier Avenue in South Shore when some people pulled up in a vehicle, displayed guns, and shot them both. The teenage boy was shot three times in the body and was left in critical condition, while the woman was shot twice in the right leg and was reported in fair condition. Both were taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center.
- At 4:50 p.m. in the 8100 block of South Colfax Avenue, a 33-year-old man was near the street when he was approached by an unknown vehicle, and someone from inside shot at him. The victim was hit in the abdomen and was taken to the U of C Hospital in good condition.
- At 7:08 p.m. in the 12400 block of South Stewart Avenue, a 57-year-old woman was near the side of a residence when there was an argument among known individuals. One of them pulled out a handgun and fired shots, hitting her in the thigh and arm. She was taken to Christ Hospital in critical condition. A person of interest was transported to the area for questioning. Police said the victim did not appear to be the intended target, and the incident is domestic-related.
- At 7:38 p.m. in the 4800 block of West Fulton Street, police responded to a person shot and found a 32-year-old man outside on the ground who was unresponsive, with multiple gunshots to the body. He was taken to Mt. Sinai, where he was pronounced dead.
- At 11:05 p.m., police were called to the Shell gas station at 45 N. Western Ave. to find a 21-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the head. A witness said two people exited a black sedan, shot the victim, got back in the car, and left. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
Unless otherwise noted, no one was in custody in the shootings above.
CBS News Chicago will continue to update throughout the weekend.