June 17--Four people were killed and at least 19 others wounded Saturday afternoon into Sunday morning across the city, from the near North Side, west to the Austin neighborhood and as far south as 107th Street.
Ten other people were shot Friday night into Saturday morning -- one died.
A 16-year-old with no gang affiliations and no arrest history died after being shot about 7 p.m. Saturday on the 2000 block of West 70th Place in the West Englewood neighborhood on the South Side, police said. She was shot three times in the abdomen and was taken in serious-to-critical condition to Advocate Christ Medical Center but died Sunday morning. A 21-year-old man, who police said identified as a gang member, was shot in his left leg in the same incident and was taken to the same hospital where his condition had stabilized, according to the Chicago Fire Department and police.
Three people were shot about 12:35 a.m. Sunday on the 2400 block of North Laramie Avenue in the Cragin neighborhood on the Northwest Side, Chicago Police Department News Affairs Officer Amina Greer said. A man, believed to be 30, died at the scene. Two others were shot -- a female in the foot and a male in the leg, police said. The female went to West Suburban Hospital and the male was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital. Their ages weren't available.
A 35-year-old man died at John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County after getting shot about 12:30 a.m. in the 1300 block of North Lorel Avenue in the North Austin neighborhood on the West Side, police said. The Cook County medical examiner's office identified him as Daniel Dilce. He was sitting in a car across from his home when someone walked up and started shooting, authorities said. He was pronounced dead at Stroger about 2:15 a.m.
A woman died after being shot about 1:30 a.m. on the 7600 block of South State Street in the Chatham neighborhood on the South Side, police said. She was in a van when someone approached and started shooting, police said. The van's driver fled the scene and drove the 25-year-old woman to St. Bernard Hospital and Health Care Center, where she was pronounced dead. The Cook County medical examiner's office identified her as Tiffany Edwards, of the 8600 block of South Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive.
A man was shot in a possible robbery attempt about 6 a.m. today on the 2000 block of East 93rd Street in the Pill Hill neighborhood on the Southeast Side. He was struck in the knee while standing on his porch, police said. It's not clear which hospital he was taken to.
About 4:30 a.m., a man was shot in the leg on the 2100 block of West 18th Street in the Heart of Chicago neighborhood on the Near Southwest Side, police said. He's in good condition at Mount Sinai Hospital. Details about that shooting weren't immediately available.
Three people were shot about 3 a.m. on the 1300 block of North Sedgwick Street in the Old Town neighborhood on the Near North Side, police said. A 26-year-old man was shot in the chest and taken by Chicago Fire Department paramedics to Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Two other men -- 27 and 29 -- walked up to the same hospital with gunshot wounds. The younger man was shot in the arm and the older shot in the ankle. Police said the two who walked up didn't cooperate with police. All three told police they "heard shots and felt pain."
A man in his 20s was found in the 6000 block of West Wabansia Avenue in the Galewood neighborhood on the Northwest Side and wouldn't tell police where he was shot about 11 p.m. Friday, police said. He was shot near the intersection of Menard Avenue and North Avenue, police said. Police believe he walked to where he was found.
A man was shot in the back three times about 10:15 p.m. on the 2700 block of West Thomas Street in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on the West Side, police said. He's in serious condition at Stroger hospital Chicago Police News Affairs Sgt. Antoinette Ursitti said.
A 25-year-old man who was shot between 9 and 9:20 p.m. on the 200 block of South Homan Avenue in the Fith City neighborhood on the West Side told police an "unknown" person picked him up off the street and drove him to Mount Sinai Hospital in good condition, Greer said. He heard shots, felt pain, and was hit in the hand and leg, Greer said. After saying an "unknown" person dropped him off, he stopped cooperating, police said.
A 21-year-old man was shot about 9:20 p.m. on the 7100 block of South Yates Avenue in the South Shore neighborhood on the South Side, police said. He was taken to Jackson Park Hospital but was later transferred to Stroger hospital. He had been shot at least four times, authorities said.
Shortly before 9 p.m. on the 9800 block of South Merrion Avenue in the city's Jeffery Manor neighborhood on the Southeast Side, an 18-year-old man was shot in the back and a 20-year-old man in the right shoulder, Chicago Police News Affairs Officer Darryl Baety said. The 18-year-old was taken in serious-to-critical condition to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where his condition has stabilized, police said. The other man was taken to Advocate Trinity Hospital, but his condition was not immediately available.
A 21-year-old man was shot in the jaw about 7:30 p.m. in the 5200 block of South Damen Avenue in the Back of the Yards neighborhood on the South Side and was taken to Stroger hospital. His condition wasn't available but he's expected to survive, officials said.
A 36-year-old man was shot in the leg while standing on the sidewalk about 5 p.m. a couple blocks south in the 5400 block of Damen, police said. His condition has stabilized at Mount Sinai Hospital.
About 6:22 p.m. on the 10700 block of South Hoxie Avenue in the South Deering neighborhood on the Southeast Side, a man in his 20s was shot in his forehead, Baety said. He was also taken in serious-to-critical condition to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, according to Chicago Fire Department Media information.
A man sitting on his porch drinking beer was shot about 5:30 p.m. on the 2600 block of West Crystal Street in the Humboldt Park neighborhood. He was treated and released for a gunshot wound to the leg from Stroger hospital, police said. Someone approached him and the two exchanged words before he was shot, police said.
Earlier, a 21-year-old man was wounded in a shooting in the city's East Chatham neighborhood on the South Side, police said. That shooting occurred about 4:35 p.m. on the 7900 block of South Ingleside Avenue, said Police News Affairs Officer Veejay Zala. Citing preliminary information, Zala said the man suffered a wound to his arm and was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where his condition had stabilized.
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