CHICAGO (WLS) — At least 37 people have been shot, one fatally, in gun violence across Chicago so far this weekend, police said.
Two teenage boys and a man were wounded in a drive-by shooting in the Austin neighborhood Friday evening.
They were standing near the sidewalk around 7:30 p.m. in the 5500-block of West Quincy Street when a black Kia drove by and someone from inside opened fire, Chicago police said.
A 14-year-old boy was struck in the ankle while another teen boy, 15, was shot in the buttocks. A man, 18, suffered a graze wound to the back.
All three were taken to Stroger Hospital and were in good condition, police said. No arrests were made.
About an hour later, six men were shot on Chicago’s West Side, police said.
Police said the shooting happened in the Lawndale neighborhood’s 700-block of South Albany Avenue around 10 p.m..
The men were on the street when multiple suspects opened fire, police said.
A 23-year-old, shot in his back and face, is in critical condition.
A 21-year-old, shot in his right cheek, was dropped off at the hospital in critical condition.
A 27-year-old, shot once in his back and twice in his left ankle, was hospitalized in critical condition.
Three other men, 39, 33 and 38 years old, were shot in their legs and are expected to be OK.
No one is in custody. CPD detectives are investigating.
Minutes later, a 12-year-old boy was shot while riding his bike on the city’s South Side, police said.
The boy was riding his bicycle on the sidewalk when he saw a dark vehicle on the street and then heard multiple shots.
He was shot in the leg. He was taken to the hospital in good condition.
No one is in custody and Area Two detectives are investigating.
A teen boy was critically injured in a Northwest Side shooting on Sunday afternoon, Chicago police said.
Police said the shooting happened in the Albany Park neighborhood’s 3800-block of West Lawrence Avenue around 3 p.m.
A 15-year-old boy was walking in an alley when someone drove by in a back sedan and fired shots, striking him in his leg, police said.
Police said the victim was transported to Illinois Masonic Hospital in critical condition.
No other injuries were reported and no one is in custody. Area Five detectives are investigating
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