One dead, 16 wounded in shootings in Chicago so far this weekend
CHICAGO - One person has been killed and 16 others wounded in shootings across Chicago so far this weekend.
The fatal attack happened Saturday afternoon in Logan Square on the Northwest Side.
A 53-year-old man was in a vehicle about 1:05 p.m. in the 3100 block of North Sawyer Avenue when a light-colored vehicle pulled up and someone inside opened fire, Chicago police said.
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The man was shot in the back, head and taken to Illinois Masonic Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
In non-fatal shootings, three men and one teenage girl were wounded Friday in West Garfield Park.
The group was standing outside a residential building about 10:50 p.m. in the 4400 block of West Adams Street when someone fired shots from the street, striking all four people, according to police.
A 17-year-old girl suffered gunshot wounds to the leg and elbow, while a man, 40, was struck once in the leg and another man, 53, was shot twice in his leg, police said.
Both men and the teenage girl were taken to Stroger Hospital where they were all listed in fair condition.
The fourth victim, a 55-year-old man, was shot in the face and arm and attempted to drive himself to the hospital, police said. He stopped his vehicle in the 3300 block of West Congress Parkway where fire officials responded and transported him to Stroger Hospital in serious condition, police said.
Saturday morning, a 24-year-old woman was shot while driving in Heart of Chicago on the Lower West Side.
About 3:45 a.m., she was driving in the 1900 block of South Oakley Avenue when a man on foot fired shots, striking her in the arm, police said. She brought herself to Mount Sinai Hospital where she was listed in fair condition, police said.
About 2:35 a.m., a 27-year-old man walked into Jackson Park Hospital, 7531 S. Stoney Island Ave., with a gunshot wound to the leg but would not provide police with any information on the attack.
Earlier, a man was critically wounded in a shooting in the South Shore neighborhood.
About 2:10 a.m., the 41-year-old was shot in the leg and chest during an argument with a man outside in the 7700 block of South Luella Avenue, police said.
He was transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition, police said.
At least five other people have been wounded in citywide shootings since 5 p.m. Friday.
Last weekend, 29 people were shot, 8 fatally, in Chicago.