1 Dead, 3 Wounded In Citywide Shootings Since Friday Evening
(STMW) -- A restaurant employee was killed during a robbery attempt and at least three other people have been wounded in shootings across the city since Friday evening.
The fatal shooting happened about 7:10 p.m. Friday at See Thru Chinese Kitchen, 5249 W. Madison St., authorities said.
Chang Z. Qui, was working at the restaurant when he was shot in the back by a gunman demanding money, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner's office.
Qui, of the 3200 block of West Wallace, was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 8:02 p.m., authorities said.
The attacker ran away after the shooting, police said.
The most recent nonfatal shooting happened early Saturday in the Avondale neighborhood on the Northwest Side.
A man, 19, was walking with friends in the 3500 block of West Diversey about 4:40 a.m. when someone walked up and started yelling gang slogans, police said.
When the man began running away, the person yelling slogans fired shots, striking him in the back, police said. He was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in critical condition.
About 2:15 a.m., a woman was shot early Saturday in the Austin neighborhood.
The 37-year-old woman was standing outside with a group about 2:15 a.m. in the 5900 block of West Walton when she heard shots ring out and felt pain, police said.
She was shot in the hip, and friends took her to Rush Oak Park Hospital, police said. She was later transferred to Stroger Hospital, where her condition had stabilized, police said.
Friday evening, a man was shot and seriously wounded in the West Englewood neighborhood.
The 19-year-old was shot in the abdomen about 7:05 p.m. in the 6400 block of South Wolcott, police said. He was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in serious condition. A police source said the man is a documented gang member.
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