Shootings across Chicago over the course of a day have left at least 11 people injured, according to authorities.
The shootings, which occurred on Saturday night into Sunday, injured seven men and four women.
According to the Chicago Tribune:
- Two women were shot while sitting in a vehicle in the 11800 block of South Parnell Avenue in the West Pullman neighborhood on the Far South Side, Gaines said. About 3:55 a.m. a van pulled alongside the women’s vehicle and someone inside started shooting, according to police.
- A 23-year-old man was shot in the arm about 1:05 a.m. in the 700 block of North Green Street in the River West neighborhood on the Near West Side, News Affairs Officer Janel Sedevic said. Someone drove the man to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where he was treated and released. After leaving the hospital, the 24-year-old driver returned to the area where the shooting happened. About 1:30 a.m., the driver was himself shot in the elbow in the 900 block of West Chicago Avenue in the Goose Island neighborhood, police said. The driver then apparently drove himself back to Northwestern, where he was treated and released, police said.
- About 3:20 a.m. a 30-year-old man was shot while sitting inside a vehicle in the 2900 block of West Cortland Street in the Logan Square neighborhood on the Northwest Side. Someone in a gold-colored car fired shots from behind, striking the man in the hand, police said. He was taken to John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, where his condition was stabilized.
- About 10:25 p.m., two women were shot in the 600 block of West 124th Street in West Pullman, News Affairs Officer Ron Gaines said. The women, who are 24 and 28 years old, were sitting in a vehicle when they heard gunfire and realized they were shot, Gaines said. The 24-year-old was struck in the knee, and the 28-year-old was struck in the foot, Gaines said. Both were listed in good condition at Roseland Community Hospital.
In addition, three men were injured in the 6100 block of South Normal Avenue in the Englewood neighborhood on the South Side, Chicago Police Department News Affairs Officer Ron Gaines said.
The youngest among them, a 36-year-old man, was shot in the thigh. The oldest, a 42-year-old, was shot in the ankle, Gaines said. A 39-year-old man was shot in the calf. All three men were listed in good condition at St. Bernard Hospital and Health Care Center, Gaines said.
Another 25-year-old man was shot when an acquaintance driving him to a party took out a gun and demanded the man’s money. When he handed it over, the driver shot him in the left arm. The victim was rushed to St. Margaret Mercy hospital in Hammond, where he was listed in good condition.
Our prayers go out to those injured in the senseless weekend violence.
SOURCE: Chicago Tribune | PHOTO CREDIT: Getty
