Two males have been killed and 16 different individuals, together with a Chicago firefighter, have been wounded in shootings over the weekend citywide as of Sunday morning.
The newest deadly taking pictures occurred early Sunday in Little Village on the Southwest Side.
A person and a lady have been driving within the again seat of a southbound automobile at 2:56 a.m. within the 3100 block of South California Avenue when a dark-colored SUV pulled alongside them at a crimson gentle, in keeping with Chicago police. Someone within the SUV opened fireplace earlier than it fled eastbound on 31st Street.
The driver of the victims’ automobile took them to Saint Anthony Hospital, police stated. The 23-year-old man was shot within the aspect, again and leg and was pronounced useless. The girl, 20, was shot within the hip and was listed in honest situation.
The Cook County medical expert’s workplace has not launched particulars the fatality.
Another man was shot to loss of life a number of hours earlier in the identical neighborhood.
Eduardo A. Garcia, 20, was standing on the road at 11:37 p.m. Saturday when somebody shot at him from a black sedan within the 2200 block of South Whipple Street, police and the Cook County medical expert’s workplace stated. Garcia, who lived in Little Village, was hit a number of instances and pushed by pals to Mount Sinai Hospital, the place he was pronounced useless at 11:50 p.m.
The firefighter was injured early Sunday whereas responding to a automotive fireplace in Albany Park on the Northwest Side.
The 36-year-old firefighter was on the scene of the automotive fireplace at 1:02 a.m. within the 3300 block of West Wilson Avenue when somebody fired pictures and hit him within the leg, in keeping with Chicago police and fireplace officers. He was taken to Illinois Masonic Medical Center in honest situation.
A Chicago firefighter was shot Feb. 2, 2020, whereas responding to a automotive fireplace at Wilson and Kimball avenues in Albany Park.Carly Behm/Sun-Times
Another man was wounded in a taking pictures Sunday morning on the Dan Ryan Expressway in Englewood on the South Side.
llinois State Police troopers have been referred to as about 2:55 a.m. for experiences of a crash on southbound I-94 close to 63rd Street, state police stated. They arrived to discover a man with a gunshot wound contained in the automobile. He was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, however his precise age and situation weren’t instantly identified.
Minutes earlier, a 20-year-old man was critically injured in Gage Park on the Southwest Side.
He was on the road at 2:53 a.m. within the 5100 block of South Sacramento Avenue when a dark-colored SUV drove up and somebody inside began taking pictures, police stated. The man was hit a number of instances and brought to Mount Sinai Hospital in important situation.
Half an hour earlier than that, a lady was shot and critically damage whereas driving in West Rogers Park on the North Side.
The 35-year-old was driving a automobile with a relative within the passenger seat about 2:25 a.m. when a silver Mercedes pulled alongside them within the 2400 block of West Granville Avenue, in keeping with police. A male within the Mercedes fired a number of pictures, hitting the girl within the again and grazing her left arm. The member of the family drove her to Saint Francis Hospital in Evanston, the place she was listed in important situation.
Late Saturday evening, one other man was critically wounded in Austin on the West Side.
The 23-year-old was getting right into a automobile at a gasoline station at 11:07 p.m. within the 5100 block of West North Avenue when somebody in a crimson sedan fired pictures at him, police stated. He was hit a number of instances and brought to Mount Sinai Hospital in important situation.
Just over half an hour earlier, one other man was shot in Morgan Park on the Far South Side.
The 32-year-old was standing on the sidewalk at 10:24 p.m. within the 11100 block of South Vincennes Avenue when a crimson automobile drove up and somebody inside shot him within the leg, in keeping with police. He was taken to Roseland Community Hospital in honest situation.
On Saturday morning, two males have been shot in East Garfield Park on the West Side.
They have been…