Police; 2 Dead, 4 Wounded In Wednesday Shootings
CHICAGO (STMW) -- Two people were killed and four others were injured in shootings across the city Wednesday, authorities said.
A man died after he was shot multiple times in the chest and crashed his vehicle Wednesday morning in the South Side Burnside neighborhood, police said.
The 21-year-old was driving in the 9300 block of South Greenwood about 10:35 a.m. when someone in a gray car, possibly a Chevrolet, pulled alongside and opened fire, police said. He was shot multiple times in the chest, then crashed his car about two blocks away in the 9100 block of South Greenwood.
He was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was pronounced dead, police said. The Cook County medical examiner's office could not confirm the fatality early Thursday.
Earlier Wednesday morning, a northwest suburban man was shot and killed in the Portage Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side.
Gabriel Meneses, 31, was driving in the 5200 block of West Waveland about 1 a.m. when a blue SUV pulled up alongside and someone inside fired shots, police and the medical examiner's office said.
He was shot in the back and his vehicle struck a parked car before stopping, police said.
Meneses, of the 4600 block of North Sayre Avenue in Norridge, was pronounced dead at the scene at 1:20 a.m., the medical examiner's office said.
Police said he was a documented gang member.
The most recent nonfatal shooting happened about 8 p.m. in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood.
A 14-year-old girl was walking in the 500 block of East 72nd Street when she heard gunfire and felt pain, police said. She suffered a graze wound to her right shoulder and was taken to St. Bernard Hospital, where her condition had stabilized, police said.
About 15 minutes earlier, a 17-year-old boy was shot on the Near West Side.
He was shot in the leg about 7:45 p.m. in the 2100 block of West Maypole, police said. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in good condition.
Two hours earlier, another 17-year-old boy was shot in the West Englewood neighborhood on the South Side.
The boy was standing outside about 5:45 p.m. in the 7100 block of South Bishop when a gray SUV stopped and a male exited the vehicle before opening fire, police said. The shooter then jumped back in the SUV and the vehicle sped away.
The boy was shot in the upper left arm and was taken to St. Bernard Hospital, where he was treated and released. Police said the boy is a documented gang member.
About 15 minutes earlier, a 16-year-old boy was shot in the Rogers Park neighborhood on the North Side.
The boy was standing outside about 5:30 p.m. in the 2000 block of West Birchwood, when two people crossed the street nearby and fired shots, police said. He was shot in the left hand and taken in good condition to Saint Francis Hospital in Evanston.
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