At Least 10 Killed, 61 Wounded In Weekend Shootings Across Chicago (2024)

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CHICAGO (CBS) -- At least 71 people were shot across Chicago over the weekend, and 10 of them were killed.

At least five of the victims were under age 18, including one boy who was killed and another who was injured when they were shot in a backyard in Englewood early Saturday morning.

Police say the shooting happened around 1:15 a.m. in the 6800 block of South Peoria.

A 15-year-old was seriously hurt after he was shot in the stomach, and a 17-year-old was hit in the chest and died at the University of Chicago Medical Center.

Around the same time, a 37-year-old man was killed in a shooting in the Galewood neighborhood on the Northwest Side.

Police said the victimwas standing on the sidewalk with a group of people on the 1700 block of North Moody Avenue, when someone in a blue sedan started shooting at them. The victim was taken to Loyola University Medical Center with a gunshot wound to the head, and later was pronounced dead.

The first homicide of the weekend happened around 7:30 p.m. Friday in the South Shore neighborhood. Police said a 19-year-old man was standing on the sidewalk on the 7000 block of South Merrill Avenue when he heard shots and felt pain.

The victim suffered multiple gunshot wounds, and was taken to University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. He was identified as Janarrow Deberry.

Around 5:15 a.m. Saturday, police officers on patrol in the Chatham neighborhood heard gunfire on the first block of East 79th Street, and found a 36-year-old man lying on the ground with multiple gunshot wounds to the chest. A shooter in a passing car had opened fire on the victim and fled the scene.

The victim was taken to University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

Shortly before 1:50 p.m. Saturday, a 19-year-old man was shot and killed in the South Austin neighborhood on the West Side. Police said the victim was on the sidewalk on the 5000 block of West Augusta Boulevard when two gunman walked up and started shooting.

The victim was shot in the shoulder and back, and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Around 3:50 p.m. Saturday, two males were inside a vehicle near 58th and Western in Gage Park, when they heard gunshots, and felt pain, police said. The vehicle they were in flipped over.

A 20-year-old man was shot in the back, and was taken to Holy Cross Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. A male, whose age was not immediately known, suffered a graze wound to the head, and was taken to University of Chicago Medical Center in good condition.

At about 8:15 p.m. Saturday, a 31-year-old man was near the sidewalk on the 500 block of East 79th Street in the Chatham neighborhood, when someone walked up and shot him in the chest.

The victim was taken to University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

At 6:10 a.m. Sunday, a 32-year-old man was in a building in the 3200 block of West Maypole Avenue in East Garfield Park, when another man came up and fired multiple shots into the building and fled the scene. The victim suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene at 9:58 a.m.

At 5:45 p.m. Sunday, a 26-year-old man was killed as he drove during a shootout between a group in a car and a group on a porch on the Southeast Side. The man was driving south in the 9700 block of South Avenue L with three other men, and the group in the car started shooting at another group of men on the porch.

That group fired back, and struck the 26-year-old man. He kept driving, but ended up crashing into a parked car, police said.

The man was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

At 5:45 p.m. Sunday, a 26-year-old man was killed as he drove during a shootout between a group in a car and a group on a porch on the Southeast Side. The man was driving south in the 9700 block of South Avenue L with three other men, and the group in the car started shooting at another group of men on the porch.

That group fired back, and struck the 26-year-old man. He kept driving, but ended up crashing into a parked car, police said.

The man was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. A teenage boy was also taken to Advocate Trinity Hospital for a laceration.

At 5:48 p.m. Sunday, a 35-year-old man was sitting in his vehicle in the 800 block of North Homan Avenue in Humboldt Park when a passenger in a gray sedan began shooting at the vehicle. The victim was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Five men were injured in a mass shooting in the 4800 block of West Race Avenue in South Austin at 12:29 a.m. Sunday. The men – ages 23, 30, 36, 48, and 50 were all shot multiple times in the lower extremities and were taken to Stroger Hospital of Cook County and Mount Sinai Hospital, where their conditions were stabilized.

Two shootings on Sunday also left three people injured. The first happened at 12:12 a.m. in the 300 block of South Kilbourn Avenue in West Garfield Park.

In that incident, three men were outside when they heard multiple gunshot wounds and felt pain. A 39-year-old man shot once in the torso and was stabilized at Mount Sinai Hospital, a 55-year-old man was shot once in the thigh and buttocks and was taken to the same hospital in good condition, and a 31-year-old man was shot once in the back and chest and was taken to Stroger Hospital of Cook County in serious condition.

At 12:45 p.m. Sunday, three men were near the sidewalk in the 3200 block of West Lake Street in East Garfield Park, when a vehicle pulled up and someone inside shot them all. A 23-year-old man suffered a graze wound to the forearm and a 21-year-old man was shot in the leg, and both were taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in good condition. A 30-year-old man was shot in the leg and was taken to the same hospital in critical condition.

One man was shot and another was stabbed early Sunday morning in the 100 block of West Kinzie Street in River North. At 2:58 a.m., a 25-year-old man was shot in the leg when an unknown assailant fired several shots in his direction. A 23-year-old man was stabbed in the lower back by a second assailant in the same incident. The victims were both taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital where their conditions were stabilized. An additional man was also stabbed and fled the scene, according to witnesses.

Early Saturday, a man was shot while driving with a woman and four young children on the Eisenhower Expressway downtown. The 26-year-old man from Logansport, Indiana was driving on the ramp from the eastbound Eisenhower to Wacker Drive and Franklin Street at 1:05 a.m. when his car was struck by gunfire.

The man was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. A 26-year-old woman, an 8-year-old boy, a 7-year-old girl, a 4-year-old boy, and a 2-year-old girl, were uninjured.

Police were also investigating a shooting outside of Mount Sinai Hospital, which left at least three windows damaged, but no injuries.

Police said the shooter was standing outside the hospital on the 1500 block of South Fairfield Avenue around 3 p.m. Saturday, when the shooter pulled out a gun and fired shots, damaging at least three windows of the hospital. No injuries were reported.

In other shootings between 5 p.m. Friday and 5 a.m. Monday, police said:

  • At 6:21 p.m. Friday, a 36-year-old woman and a man whose age is unknown were inside separate vehicles on the 7600 block of South State Street in Chatham, when another vehicle pulled up and someone inside fired shots. The woman was shot in the leg, and was taken to University of Chicago Medical Center in good condition. The male victim was shot in the body, and went to the same hospital, but his condition was not available.
  • At 7:13 p.m. Friday, a 24-year-old man was near a vacant lot on the 4000 block of West Monroe Street in West Garfield Park, when he was shot in the chest and leg. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition.
  • At 6:49 p.m. Friday, a 39-year-old man was entering a home on the 100 block of West 125th Street in West Pullman, when a vehicle pulled up, and someone shot him in the buttocks. He was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center, where his condition was stabilized.
  • At 6:57 p.m. Friday, a male victim, whose age is unknown, was shot in the 1700 block of West 79th Street in Gresham. The victim was taken to Little Company of Mary Hospital,, but his condition was not available.
  • At 8:07 p.m. Friday, a 32-year-old man was walking on the sidewalk on the 7000 block of South Perry Avenue in Englewood, when someone in a black SUV started shooting. The victim suffered graze wounds to his right leg and right hand, and declined to go to the hospital.
  • At 9:09 p.m. Friday, a two men were on the sidewalk on the 700 block of East 79th Street in Chatham, when someone in a white SUV fired shots. A 33-year-old man was shot in the chest and right hand, and was taken to University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition. A 20-year-old man was shot in the right hand, and was taken to the same hospital in fair condition.
  • At 10:01 p.m. Friday, a 44-year-old man was walking on the sidewalk on the 2500 block of South Keeler Avenue in Little Village, when someone in a pasing vehicle started shooting. The victim was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition, with multiple gunshot wounds.
  • At 10:07 p.m. Friday, a 28-year-old man was standing on the sidewalk on the 1200 block of West 73rd Place in Englewood, when someone in a blue SUV started shooting. The victim suffered gunshot wounds to the buttocks, right leg, and right hand, and refused treatment.
  • At 12:08 a.m. Saturday, a 28-year-old man was standing on the sidewalk with a group of people on the 4000 block of West Washington Boulevard, when someone in a black sedan started shooting. The man was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital with a gunshot wound to the abdomen, and was listed in critical condition.
  • At 12;44 a.m. Saturday, a 21-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy were standing on the street on the 7100 block of South Ada Street in Englewood, when someone in a black sedan fired shots. The man was taken to University of Chicago Medical Center in fair condition with a gunshot wound to the right leg. The boy was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in serious condition with gunshot wounds to the right leg.
  • At 2:45 a.m. Saturday, a 23-year-old man was sitting in the living room of a home on the 900 block of North Richmond Avenue in Humboldt Park, when someone in a passing vehicle started shooting. The victim was taken to Stroger Hospital of Cook County with a gunshot wound to the right leg, and was listed in good condition.
  • At 2:50 a.m. Saturday, two women were driving on the 8700 block of South Holland Road in West Chatham, when someone in another vehicle started shooting. The victims drove themselves to University of Chicago Medical Center. A 27-year-old woman was in fair condition with a gunshot wound to the right leg, and a 32-year-old woman was in fair condition with a gunshot wound to the right arm.
  • At 2:56 a.m. Saturday, a 21-year-old man was walking on the sidewalk on the 2800 block of East 75th Street in the South Shore neighborhood, when a gunman walked up and shot him in the right leg. The victim went to South Shore Hospital, where he was listed in fair condition.
  • At 3:24 a.m. Saturday, a 33-year-old man was standing in a garage in the 6500 block of South Komensky Avenue in West Lawn, when someone in a black SUV shot him in the left foot. The victim was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in good condition.
  • At 4:09 a.m. Saturday, a 23-year-old man was standing on the sidewalk with a group of people on the 4300 block of West Monroe Street in West Garfield Park, when shots were fired from the end of the block. The man was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in good condition, with a gunshot wound to the left leg.
  • At 7:11 a.m. Saturday, two men were standing on a sidewalk in the 800 block of North Drake Avenue in Humboldt Park, when someone got out of a dark sedan and started shooting at them. The shooter got back in his vehicle and fled the scene. A man in his 50s was struck multiple times in the torso and taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition. A 25-year-old man was struck in the thigh and transported to Stroger Hospital in good condition.
  • At 1:15 p.m. Saturday, a 19-year-old man was on the 8600 block of South Kingston Avenue in the South Chicago neighborhood, when several people walked up to him, and one of them shot him in the left shoulder. The victim was taken to University of Chicago Medical Center, where his condition was stabilized.
  • At 2:05 p.m. Saturday, a 25-year-old man was near the sidewalk on the 6700 block of South King Drive in Park Manor, when a vehicle pulled up alongside him and someone shot him in the thigh. The victim was taken to University of Chicago Medical Center in good condition.
  • At 2:46 p.m. Saturday, a 23-year-old man was in a vehicle on the 3200 block of North DuSable Lake Shore Drive in Lakeview, when he heard gunshots and realized he'd been shot in the foot. He went to Weiss Memorial Hospital, where he was listed in good condition.
  • At 6:09 p.m. Saturday, a 38-year-old man was near the sidewalk on the 5600 block of South Racine Avenue in Englewood, when several people walked up and one of them started shooting. The victim was shot in the calf and went to University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was listed in good condition.
  • At 10:32 p.m. Saturday, a 34-year-old man was standing next to his vehicle in the 1100 block of West 57th Street in Englewood when he heard several shots and felt pain. The victim was shot once in the face and arm and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in good condition. He reported that he saw an unidentified suspect fleeing the scene.
  • At 10:48 p.m. Saturday, a 34-year-old man was standing on a porch in the 11700 block of South Union Avenue in West Pullman when someone fired several shots from a dark-colored sport-utility vehicle. The victim was shot once in the arm and was taken to Roseland Community Hospital in good condition.
  • At 11:22 p.m. Saturday, a man between 30 and 40 years old was shot five times in the leg by someone in a black sedan in the 700 block of South Cicero Avenue in South Austin. The victim could not communicate further information because of the severity of his injuries.
  • At 12:12 a.m. Sunday, a 41-year-old man was standing near his car in the 2900 block of South State Street in the Dearborn Homes development, when a 16-year-old boy walked up with a handgun. The man, who is a concealed carry license holder, drew his own gun and shot the boy in the arm. The boy fled the scene, but was apprehended by police soon afterward and was taken to the University of Chicago's Comer Children's Hospital in good condition. The victim was not injured.
  • At 2:51 a.m. Sunday, a 48-year-old man was standing outside in the 5800 block of South Peoria Street in Englewood when someone shot at him from a tan sedan. The victim was shot once each in the abdomen and ankle and was taken to St. Bernard Hospital, where his condition was stabilized.
  • At 3:17 a.m. Sunday, an 18-year-old woman was sitting in a parked vehicle in the 1500 block of Luis Munoz Marin Drive within Humboldt Park when two men came up on bicycles and one of them shot her. The victim was struck in the leg and was taken to Stroger Hospital of Cook County in serious condition.
  • At 3:58 a.m. Sunday, two men – ages 30 and 43 – were standing outside in the 0-99 block of East Cermak Road in the South Loop when a black vehicle went by and someone inside shot them both. The younger man was shot once in the calf and was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center where his condition was stabilized, while the older man was shot once in the left leg and was taken to Stroger Hospital of Cook County in critical condition.
  • At 4:05 a.m. Sunday, a 21-year-old man was in a fight with another man in the 5500 block of West Washington Boulevard in South Austin, when a third man came up and shot the first man. The victim as shot once in the groin and was taken to Stroger Hospital of Cook County, where his condition was stabilized.
  • At 4:08 a.m. Sunday, an 18-year-old man was traveling in a vehicle in the 3700 block of South Hermitage Avenue in McKinley Park when he heard shots and felt pain. He was shot once in the arm and was taken to the University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center, where his condition was stabilized. The victim was uncooperative with further details.
  • At 4:36 a.m. Sunday, a 19-year-old man was driving south in the 1400 block of South Keeler Avenue in Lawndale when he heard several shots and felt pain. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in good condition with a gunshot wound to the lower back.
  • At 1:13 p.m. Sunday, a 28-year-old man was in a car in the 1500 block of West Madison Street on the Near West Side when a dark-colored sport-utility vehicle came up and someone inside shot him. He was struck multiple times in his body and self-transported to Rush University Medical Center, where he was in good condition.
  • At 1:49 p.m. Sunday, a man of an unknown age was shot in the thigh in the 6500 block of South Ellis Avenue in Woodlawn. He was taken to the U of C Medical Center in an unknown condition.
  • At 6:59 p.m. Sunday, a 28-year-old man was near the sidewalk in the 4000 block of West Wilcox Street in West Garfield Park when an attacker acme up and shot him. The victim was struck in the shoulder and was taken to Loretto Hospital in fair condition.
  • At 7:05 p.m. Sunday, a 65-year-old man was in a commercial business in the 4200 block of West Fullerton Avenue in Hermosa when he heard shots and felt pain. He was grazed in the shoulder and refused medical treatment.
  • At 7:39 p.m. Sunday, a 20-year-old woman was in a vehicle in the 5700 block of South Elizabeth Street when a vehicle pulled up and someone inside fired shots. She was struck in the face and was taken to the U of C Medical Center in good condition.
  • At 10:12 p.m. Sunday, two teenagers were attending a gathering on the 700 block of South Washtenaw Avenue in Lawndale, when someone fired several shots. A 17-year-old was shot in the left leg, and an 18-year-old woman was shot in the arm and leg. Both victims were taken to Stroger Hospital, where their conditions were stabilized.
  • At 11:20 p.m. Sunday, a 33-year-old man was walking on the 5500 block of South Indiana Avenue in the Washington Park neighborhood, when he heard several shots and felt pain. He was taken to University of Chicago Medical Center in good condition, with a gunshot wound to the ankle.
  • At 11:42 p.m. Sunday, a 29-year-old man was driving on the 200 block of West 47th Street in the Bronzeville neighborhood, when someone shot him in the neck and back, causing him to lose control of the vehicle and jump the curb. He was taken to University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition.
  • At 3:04 a.m. Monday, a 41-year-old man was walking on the sidewalk on the 2100 block of West 72nd Place in West Englewood, when someone in a blue sedan started shooting. The victim suffered a graze wound to the back and a gunshot wound to the left arm, and was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in good condition.
  • At 3:31 a.m. Monday, a 31-year-old man was found on the street on the 300 block of East 69th Place in Park Manor, with gunshot wounds to the back. He was taken to University of Chicago Medical Center in fair condition.
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