Feb. 28--At least 15 people have been wounded, one fatally, in shootings since Saturday afternoon on the South, West and Northwest sides, according to Chicago police.
In the 900 block of West 85th Street in the Gresham neighborhood, around 3:45 p.m. Saturday, two people were shot, one fatally, said Officer Thomas Sweeney, a police spokesman. A 26-year-old man and a 24-year-old woman were in a vehicle when unknown suspects approached and opened fire on the vehicle, police said.
The man, identified as Eric D. Henry Jr. of the 300 block of Luella Avenue in Calumet City, was shot in the head and pronounced dead on the scene at 4:11 p.m., according to police and the Cook County medical examiner's office. The woman was shot in the jaw and leg, police said. She was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in serious condition, police said. The man's death was at least the city's 102nd homicide so far this year, according to data compiled by the Tribune.
Most recently, a 30-year-old man showed up at St. Bernard Hospital Health Care Center after he was wounded in a shooting around 3:55 a.m. Sunday in the Longwood Manor neighborhood, said Officer Hector Alfaro, a Chicago police spokesman. The man was sitting in the passenger seat of a vehicle in the 9500 block of South Lafayette Avenue when he heard gunshots and realized he was struck in the right shoulder, Alfaro said. The man was driven to the St. Bernard Hospital Health Care Center, where his condition stabilized, Alfaro said.
About 2:20 a.m., a 17-year-old boy was wounded in a shooting in the South Chicago neighborhood on the South Side, Alfaro said. The teen was walking on a sidewalk in the 7900 block of South East End Avenue when a male attacker walked up to him and fired shots, Alfaro said. The teen was shot in the back of the head and his back. He was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where his condition stabilized, Alfaro said.
About 1:35 a.m., a 39-year-old man was wounded in a shooting in the Lawndale neighborhood on the West Side, Alfaro said. The man was sitting in the passenger seat of a parked vehicle in the 1200 block of South Springfield Avenue when a male attacker walked up to the car and asked if he could sit in the back. The attacker got inside the vehicle then pulled out a gun and fired shots, striking the man in the right hip, Alfaro said. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where his condition stabilized, Alfaro said.
About 12:55 a.m., a 21-year-old woman was hurt in a shooting in the Montclare neighborhood on the Northwest Side, Alfaro said. The woman was standing on a sidewalk in the 2800 block of North Oak Park Avenue when she heard gunshots and realized she had been struck, Alfaro said. She was hit in the right foot and was taken to Community First Medical Center, where her condition stabilized, Alfaro said.
About 10:20 p.m., a 21-year-old man was shot in the Englewood neighborhood on the South side, Alfaro said. He was in the 7300 block of South Sangamon Street when two male attackers walked up to him and fired shots, Alfaro said. The man was shot in the buttocks and the right arm, Alfaro said. He was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center, where his condition had stabilized, Alfaro said.
About 9:20 p.m., a 17-year-old boy was wounded in a shooting in the South Austin neighborhood on the West Side, Alfaro said. The boy was sitting in the rear seat of a parked vehicle in the 5000 block of West Thomas Street when someone in a green sedan fired shots, Alfaro said. The boy was shot in the left thigh and right hand. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where his condition had stabilized, Alfaro said.
About 9 p.m. a 22-year-old man was wounded in the Cragin neighborhood, Alfaro said. The man was walking on the sidewalk in the 4800 block of West Barry Avenue when two males walked up to him and fired shots. He was shot in the lower left leg and taken to Community First Medical Center, where his condition stabilized, Alfaro said.
Around 5:30 p.m., a 19-year-old female was wounded in a shooting in the Lawndale neighborhood, Sweeney said. She was standing with a group of people in the 3700 block of West 13th Street when a black or dark van drove past and someone inside fired shots. The woman was shot in the left thigh, and she managed to get to Mount Sinai Hospital, where she was listed in good condition, Alfaro said.
At 4:45 p.m., a 22-year-old man was wounded in a shooting in the Little Village neighborhood, police said. The man was in the 3000 block of South Harding Avenue when he was shot in the left leg, Alfaro said. The man managed to get to Rush University Medical Center, where his condition had stabilized, Alfaro said. The man was being uncooperative with police, Alfaro said.
In the 8300 block of South Justine Street in the Gresham neighborhood at 3:54 p.m., a 24-year-old man was injured in another shooting, Sweeney said. He was shot in the wrist and went to Advocate Christ Medical Center, Sweeney said. He was walking on the street when he heard shots, felt pain and asked a friend to drive him to Christ Hospital, police said.
About 2:30 p.m., a 17-year-old boy was wounded in a shooting in the South Shore neighborhood on the Far South Side, Alfaro said. The teen was standing outside in the 7300 block of South Jeffery Boulevard when a green or blue vehicle drove by and someone inside fired shots, Alfaro said. He was struck in the scrotum and was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where his condition stabilized, Alfaro said.
Earlier, a 41-year-old man and a 48-year-old man were injured in a shooting in the 5700 block of South Winchester Avenue in the West Englewood neighborhood about 1:30 p.m., Sweeney said. The younger man was shot in the foot and was taken to Holy Cross Hospital. The older man was shot in the leg and went to Provident Hospital and was later transferred to Stroger Hospital in serious condition. They were on the street when a vehicle drove by and someone inside shot them before fleeing, Sweeney said.
