3 Dead, 25 Wounded In Chicago Shootings Since Friday Evening
(STMW) -- Three men have been killed and at least 25 other people wounded in shootings across the city since Friday evening.
In the most recent fatal shooting, a 25-year-old man was shot repeatedly late Saturday in the East Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side.
Officers responding to a call of shots fired about 10 p.m. in the 500 block of North Avers found him on the ground outside with multiple gunshot wounds, including at least one to the head, police said.
He was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. His name was not released early Sunday.
Early Saturday, a man was found shot dead inside a vehicle in the South Side Englewood neighborhood.
About 4 a.m., officers discovered the 30-year-old slumped over the wheel of a white car with gunshot wounds to the arm and groin, police said. He was unresponsive at the scene and pronounced dead, police said.
Three hours earlier, a 25-year-old man was killed and an 18-year-old man injured in a shooting in the North Lawndale neighborhood on the West Side, police said.
The two were in the 3500 block of West Grenshaw about 1 a.m. when a light-colored van pulled up and someone inside opened fire, police said. The older man was shot several times in the chest and arm.
He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said. The younger man also suffered a graze wound to his back. His condition had stabilized.
The Cook County medical examiner's office confirmed both deaths but declined to release their names Saturday night.
The most recent nonfatal shooting happened early Sunday in the South Side Washington Heights neighborhood.
A man and woman were in an alley in the 9100 block of South Ashland a few minutes after 3 a.m. when someone walked up and fired shots, police said.
Both were taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn. The 25-year-old man was shot in the buttocks and face and listed in serious condition, police said. The 30-year-old woman was shot in the right chest of the chest, and her condition had stabilized.
The weekend's first shooting left five men wounded in West Garfield Park about 5 p.m. Friday.
The men were standing outside about in the 4400 block of West Maypole when someone fired shots, police said. The shooter then jumped into a compact SUV, which sped away.
A 21-year-old man was shot in the back and chest, and was taken in critical condition to Mount Sinai Hospital, police said. A 22-year-old was shot in the right elbow and taken in good condition to Stroger Hospital.
A 19-year-old was shot in the right hand, and a 23-year-old was shot in the left hand, but hospital information was not immediately available, police said. Another 19-year-old suffered a graze wound to the left leg and was treated at the scene.
At least 17 other people have been shot in other attacks since 6:20 p.m. Friday.
Additionally, three men were found dead in a home in the 4600 block of North Kostner Friday evening. Autopsies found the men — identified as Jesus Cervantes, 72, Roberto Cervantes, 38, and 29-year-old Joel Cervantes — died in a murder-suicide.
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