11 dead, 14 injured in Chicago since late Tuesday
At least 11 people have died and 14 others have been wounded in separate shootings in Chicago since late Tuesday, including the accidental shooting of an 11-year-old
boy, police said.
boy, police said.
In the latest fatal shooting, a 39-year-old man was
shot to death and a 52-year-old man was hurt in
a shooting around 5:10 a.m. Thursday in the
Bronzeville neighborhood on the South Side, said
Chicago Police Department spokeswoman
Officer Janel Sedevic.
shot to death and a 52-year-old man was hurt in
a shooting around 5:10 a.m. Thursday in the
Bronzeville neighborhood on the South Side, said
Chicago Police Department spokeswoman
Officer Janel Sedevic.
The two were inside a building in the 4700
block of South King Drive when they were shot.
The 39-year-old was struck in the head and was
pronounced dead at the scene, Sedevic said.
pronounced dead at the scene, Sedevic said.
The other man was wounded in the left knee and
shin and was taken in fair condition to Northwestern
Memorial Hospital.
shin and was taken in fair condition to Northwestern
Memorial Hospital.
About 11:35 p.m. Wednesday, a 23-year-old man was shot to death
in the South Austin neighborhood on the West Side, said Chicago Police
Department spokesman
Officer Ron Gaines.
in the South Austin neighborhood on the West Side, said Chicago Police
Department spokesman
Officer Ron Gaines.
The man, identified as Dan
Rance, was standing outside
in the 700 block of
North Long Avenue, the
same block he lived on, when a gunman walked up
and fired, striking him in the chest and torso,
according to police and the Cook County medical
examiner's office.
Rance, was standing outside
in the 700 block of
North Long Avenue, the
same block he lived on, when a gunman walked up
and fired, striking him in the chest and torso,
according to police and the Cook County medical
examiner's office.
Rance was taken to West Suburban Medical
Center in Oak Park where he was later
pronounced dead at 11:50 p.m., police and the medical examiner's officer said.
Center in Oak Park where he was later
pronounced dead at 11:50 p.m., police and the medical examiner's officer said.
About 9:45 p.m., a 19-year-old man died after he was shot in the Englewood
neighborhood on the South Side, police said.
neighborhood on the South Side, police said.
The man, identified as Jimmy Tripp of the 7300
block of Souh Emerald Avenue was outside in the
800 block of West 68th Street when an attacker
walked up and fired shots, according to the medical
examiner's office and Officer Amina Greer, a
police spokeswoman.
block of Souh Emerald Avenue was outside in the
800 block of West 68th Street when an attacker
walked up and fired shots, according to the medical
examiner's office and Officer Amina Greer, a
police spokeswoman.
The man suffered multiple gunshot wounds and
was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center
in Oak Lawn critical condition. He was later
pronounced dead at the hospital at 10:33 p.m.,
according to the medical examiner's office.
was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center
in Oak Lawn critical condition. He was later
pronounced dead at the hospital at 10:33 p.m.,
according to the medical examiner's office.
About 9:06 p.m., a 60-year-old man was shot to
death in the South Shore neighborhood on the South
Side, Gaines said.
death in the South Shore neighborhood on the South
Side, Gaines said.
The man was discovered with a gunshot wound to
the head in a hallway inside a residence in the 6800
block of South Merrill Avenue, Gaines said.
the head in a hallway inside a residence in the 6800
block of South Merrill Avenue, Gaines said.
The shooting may have been narcotics-related,
Gaines said.
No one was in custody as of early Thursday and
no other information was immediately available.
About five minutes earlier, at 9 p.m., an
11-year-old boy died after a family member accidentally shot him in the abdomen in the Park Manor neighborhood on the South Side, according
to police and family of the boy.
The boy, identified by family members as
Antwone Earl Price Jr., was in the 7400 block
of South St. Lawrence Avenue when he was shot.
He was taken to Comer Children's Hospital where
he was later pronounced dead.
he was later pronounced dead.
Police said one person is in custody as a result of
the shooting.
the shooting.
Earlier, a 19-year-old man was pronounced dead after he and two other men were shot in the 5900 block of West Diversey Avenue at 5:30 p.m. in
the Belmont Central neighborhood, police said.
The man, 19, identified as Daniel Guerra of the
2100 block of North McVicker Avenue, was shot
in the upper chest and neck and taken to
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, where
he had initially been listed in critical condition,
according to police and the medical examiner's
office. Authorities initially gave a different age for
the man and where he was injured.
2100 block of North McVicker Avenue, was shot
in the upper chest and neck and taken to
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, where
he had initially been listed in critical condition,
according to police and the medical examiner's
office. Authorities initially gave a different age for
the man and where he was injured.
Guerra, was pronounced dead at 6:03 p.m.,
according to the medical examiner's office.
according to the medical examiner's office.
The man was with a 23-year-old man who was
shot in the back and taken in critical condition to
Illinois Masonic. A 22-year-old man was shot in
the hand and was taken to an area hospital, where
his condition had stabilized, police said.
shot in the back and taken in critical condition to
Illinois Masonic. A 22-year-old man was shot in
the hand and was taken to an area hospital, where
his condition had stabilized, police said.
The string of slayings began shortly before midnight
Tuesday when a 16-year-old boy was killed in the
Lawndale neighborhood, police said. About a
half-hour later and about 3 miles away, a 25-year-old
man was killed. Two hours later in Uptown, two
men were killed.
Tuesday when a 16-year-old boy was killed in the
Lawndale neighborhood, police said. About a
half-hour later and about 3 miles away, a 25-year-old
man was killed. Two hours later in Uptown, two
men were killed.
The 16-year-old boy was slain and a woman, 42,
and a girl, 14, were wounded in the 1300 block of
South Kostner Avenue about 11:40 p.m. Tuesday.
The boy was identified Wednesday afternoon as
Marcus Weathers, according to the Cook County
medical examiner's office. He lived in the same
block where he was killed.
Someone in a white sedan drove by and opened
fire, hitting the three, police said. All three were
taken to Stroger Hospital. The 42-year-old was
shot in the leg and the 14-year-old in the back.
Their conditions were stabilized, authorities said.
Marcus Weathers, according to the Cook County
medical examiner's office. He lived in the same
block where he was killed.
Someone in a white sedan drove by and opened
fire, hitting the three, police said. All three were
taken to Stroger Hospital. The 42-year-old was
shot in the leg and the 14-year-old in the back.
Their conditions were stabilized, authorities said.
A 25-year-old man was
fatally shot in the 2700 block
of West Lexington Avenue
about 12:20 a.m. He was shot
in the head, chest and groin
and pronounced dead at the
scene. No one was in custody.
fatally shot in the 2700 block
of West Lexington Avenue
about 12:20 a.m. He was shot
in the head, chest and groin
and pronounced dead at the
scene. No one was in custody.
Then at 2:15 a.m. Wednesday,
two men were shot to death in the Uptown
neighborhood, police said. A 34-year-old man
was pronounced dead at Illinois Masonic and a
32-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene
in the 5000 block of North Winthrop Avenue.
Then, hours later, a spray of bullets in the South
Shore neighborhood left one man dead and two
wounded, according to police, who corrected early
information that two people had been killed.
The three were shot about 9 a.m. near 75th Street
and Exchange Avenue, according to fire officials.
The victims were found in the 2600 block of East
74th Place and around the corner in the 7400 block
of South Exchange Avenue.
two men were shot to death in the Uptown
neighborhood, police said. A 34-year-old man
was pronounced dead at Illinois Masonic and a
32-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene
in the 5000 block of North Winthrop Avenue.
Then, hours later, a spray of bullets in the South
Shore neighborhood left one man dead and two
wounded, according to police, who corrected early
information that two people had been killed.
The three were shot about 9 a.m. near 75th Street
and Exchange Avenue, according to fire officials.
The victims were found in the 2600 block of East
74th Place and around the corner in the 7400 block
of South Exchange Avenue.
A 25-year-old man was taken to South Shore Hospital with a gunshot wound to the head and was pronounced dead, according to police. A 29-year-old man who police initially said
had died was in critical condition at Stroger
Hospital with gunshot wounds to the back, police
said. The third, a 50-year-old man, was in good
condition at Jackson Park Hospital and was expected
to be treated and released, said Officer Bari
Lemmon, a police spokeswoman.
had died was in critical condition at Stroger
Hospital with gunshot wounds to the back, police
said. The third, a 50-year-old man, was in good
condition at Jackson Park Hospital and was expected
to be treated and released, said Officer Bari
Lemmon, a police spokeswoman.
The man killed was later identified as Vuan Evans,
25, of the 3100 block of East Cheltenham Place,
according to the medical examiner's office. Evans,
who records show turned 25 on Saturday, was
pronounced dead at 9:40 a.m.
The three were standing outside when they were
shot, Lemmon said.
25, of the 3100 block of East Cheltenham Place,
according to the medical examiner's office. Evans,
who records show turned 25 on Saturday, was
pronounced dead at 9:40 a.m.
The three were standing outside when they were
shot, Lemmon said.
