June 14--A man has been killed and at least six people have been injured in separate shootings across the city since Saturday evening, police said.
Around 12:30 a.m. Sunday, a man was shot to death and another man was wounded in a shooting in the Back of the Yards neighborhood, said Officer Jose Estrada, a Chicago Police Department spokesman.
A 40-year-old man and a 38-year-old man were standing on the corner of 44th and Honore streets when a red SUV and a light-colored sedan pulled up next to them and someone inside both cars fired gunshots, Estrada said, citing preliminary information.
The 40-year-old was struck in the head and was pronounced dead at the scene. He was identified as David Martinez Jr. of the 4500 block of South Washtenaw Avenue, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.
The 38-year-old was hit in the neck and was taken to John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, where his condition stabilized, Estrada said.
No one was in custody in connection with the shooting early Sunday morning.
In other shootings:
--About 12:45 a.m. Sunday, a 34-year-old man was wounded in a shooting in the West Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side, Estrada said. The man was standing outside in the 4300 block of West Maypole Avenue with a relative when a male attacker walked up to him and fired shots, Estrada said. The man was hit in the leg and was taken to Stroger Hospital by an acquaintance. His condition stabilized, Estrada said.
--Around 10:25 p.m. Saturday, a 21-year-old man was shot after he left a CTA bus in the 100 block of West 119th Street in the West Pullman neighborhood, Estrada said.
The man was arguing with three people on a CTA bus, and when he got off the bus, the three followed him, continuing the argument. At one point, someone fired a gun, striking the man and damaging the CTA bus, Estrada said.
The man was grazed in the groin area and was taken to Roseland Community Hospital, where his condition stabilized, Estrada said.
Police were questioning three people of interest in connection with the shooting.
--At 7:45 p.m. Saturday, a 22-year-old man suffered a gunshot wound to his leg in the 900 block of North Central Park Avenue in the Humboldt Park neighborhood, police said. The man was standing on a corner when another male approached, pulled out a gun and fired a shot that struck the 22-year-old. He was taken to Stroger hospital, where he was treated and released, police said. Police indicated that the incident was gang-related.
--At 6:20 p.m. Saturday, an 18-year-old man was shot in the 1900 block of South Leavitt Street in the Heart of Chicago neighborhood, police said. The man was shot in the back after a white SUV approached him and a man got out of the vehicle and began firing, police said. The victim, who police said is a documented gang member, was taken to Stroger Hospital, where his condition had stabilized, police said.
--At 5 p.m. Saturday, an 18-year-old man was shot in the foot and ankle in the 1500 block of South Hamlin Avenue in the Lawndale neighborhood, police said. The man initially told police he was on the street when a white sedan drove by and someone from inside began firing, police said. But police later said that the man accidentally shot himself. The man, who police said is a documented gang member, was taken by a friend to Mount Sinai Hospital, where his condition had stabilized, police said.
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