2 Killed, 19 Wounded In Weekend Shootings
(STMW) -- Two men were killed and at least 19 other people have been wounded in shootings across Chicago since Friday afternoon, police said.
The most recent fatal shooting happened Saturday night in the South Side Park Manor neighborhood.
A 22-year-old man was sitting in a parked vehicle about 8:40 p.m. in the 400 block of East 72nd Street when two people walked up and one of them shot him multiple times in the side, police said.
An acquaintance drove him to Jackson Park Hospital and Medical Center, where he later died, police said. The Cook County medical examiner's office confirmed a death at that time and location of the shooting but could not provide more information.
In the weekend's other homicide, detectives are questioning a person of interest for the attack that happened inside the 39-year-old victim's Morgan Park neighborhood home on the Far South Side late Friday.
David E. Finney got into an argument with another person–only described as a male–who then pulled out a handgun and shot him in the chest about 10:35 p.m. at the home in the 11300 block of South Green, authorities said.
Finney was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he later died. Police called the shooting "domestic-related" and said a person of interest was being questioned Saturday afternoon.
The most recent nonfatal shooting occurred Sunday afternoon in the Northwest Side Dunning neighborhood.
A 35-year-old woman was shot in the 3600 block of North Oleander at 2 p.m., police said. A source said it may have been a domestic-related incident.
She was taken to Community First Medical Center in fair condition, police said.
Earlier Sunday, four people were shot in a 35 minute span on the South and West sides.
At 2:35 a.m., a 30-year-old man was shot in the back in the Bridgeport neighborhood.
The man was driving in the 3300 block of South Lituanica when shots were fired from a dark-colored car, police said.
He drove himself to University of Chicago Medical Center, where he is in good condition, police said.
About five minutes later, two men were shot in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side.
The shooting happened about 2:40 a.m., as both men were on a porch in the 5500 block of West Gladys when they heard gunshots and felt pain, police said.
One man, 21, was shot in the buttocks and leg and was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he is listed in critical condition, police said.
The other man, 22, was shot in the wrist and ankle and was also taken to Stroger Hospital, where his condition stabilized.
About 3:10 a.m., a 34-year-old man was shot in the Chatham neighborhood on the South Side.
Officers discovered the man lying in the street in the 8700 block of South State with gunshot wounds to his abdomen and leg, police said.
He was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where his condition had stabilized, police said.
A police source said the man is a documented gang member.
At least 14 other people have been shot since Friday evening.
(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2015. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)
