(WBBM NEWSRADIO) — Four people were killed and a 4-year-old boy was among 13 others wounded in shootings in Chicago Friday.
The 4-year-old was struck by gunfire about 5:45 p.m. in the 8300 block of South Saginaw Avenue, police said.
The boy suffered gunshot wounds to both thighs and his hand, police said. He was taken to South Shore Hospital in good condition, police said.
In other shootings:
• A man was killed in a shooting Friday afternoon in Chatham on the South Side. The 44-year-old was found about 1:30 p.m. with a gunshot wound to his body in the 300 block of East 80th Street. He was pronounced dead shortly after he was found. Police didn’t release any additional details on the circumstances of the shooting.
• A man was fatally shot while driving in the West Englewood neighborhood. About 6 p.m., the 29-year-old was driving in the 2100 block of West 71st Street when two people exited the vehicle behind him and began shooting, police said. A shot went through the rear window of his vehicle, striking the man in the back of the head, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. He has not yet been identified.
• Another man was fatally shot hours later after a fight over a car blocking his garage in Belmont Central on the Northwest Side. About 9:50 p.m., the 36-year-old and another man were arguing over the suspect’s vehicle blocking his garage in the 2600 block of North Mobile Avenue, police said. The gunman shoved the man and then shot him in the back before driving away, police said. The victim was taken to Loyola University Medical Center, where he died to his injuries, police said. His name hasn’t been released yet.
• A fourth man was shot and killed a couple of hours later in South Austin on the West Side. The 21-year-old was outside in the 5200 block of West Adams Street about 11:50 p.m. when he was shot multiple times in the body, police said. He was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
Among nonfatal attacks, 17-year-old was shot in front of a store
Friday night in Chatham on the South Side. At least 11 others
were injured in citywide shootings Friday.
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