CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) — At least four people were killed and 17 others wounded in shootings in Chicago over the weekend.
The period was less violent than last weekend, when at least 10 people were killed and 42 others were wounded by gunfire citywide.
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More than a quarter of this weekend’s victims were shot in the 11th police District on the West Side. Half of the weekend’s four murders were also in the 11th District, which covers much of the area around Garfield Park.
Homicides
A man was killed and woman wounded Sunday morning at a gathering in North Austin on the Northwest Side. At about 12:05 a.m., a 27-year-old man was fatally shot multiple times in his torso and a 30-year-old woman shot in her leg in the 5900 block of West North Avenue, police said. The man was taken to Loyola University Medical Center, where he died, police said. His name hasn’t been released yet. The woman was taken to Stroger Hospital, where she was in good condition, police said.
A man was found fatally shot Saturday morning in East Garfield Park on the West Side. At about 7:25 a.m., the 33-year old was in the 700 block of North Ridgeway Avenue, when a vehicle pulled up to him and fired several shots in his direction, police said. He was found laying on the sidewalk and rushed to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said. He was identified as Stephen Boyd by the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
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Darrell Russell was found fatally shot Saturday evening in Austin on the West Side. The 28-year old was found unresponsive with a gunshot wound to his chest at about 7:10 p.m. in the 5000 block of West Washington Boulevard, police and the medical examiner’s office said. He was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
A woman was shot and killed while driving through Fifth City on the West Side. The 20-year old was driving at about 11:35 p.m. in the 300 block of South Homan Avenue when she was shot in the head, police said. She was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where she was pronounced dead, police said.
Triple shooting on West Side
Three men were wounded Saturday in East Garfield Park on the West Side. They were attacked around 11:50 a.m. in the 3800 block of West Ferdinand Street, police said. A 22-year old was struck in the face and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was stabilized, police said. A 19-year-old man was struck in the leg and taken to the same hospital, where his condition was stabilized. The third man, 24, was struck in the chest and taken to Stroger in critical condition, police said.
Teen wounded
About five minutes earlier, a 17-year-old boy was shot in Lawndale on the West Side. He was in the 2200 block of South Kolin Avenue when someone in a passing gray car fired shots, police said. He was taken to Mount Sinai Medical Center in good condition, police said.
At least 12 others were wounded in shootings in Chicago from 5 p.m. Friday to 5 a.m. Monday.
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