July 12--Three men were shot to death and at least 10 other people were wounded since Friday evening across the city, police said.
A 23-year-old man died after he was shot in the head about 2:15 a.m. Saturday in the Englewood neighborhood on the South Side, police said.
The man, identified as Tarvares Herron of the 5900 block of South Wabash Avenue, was in a car stopped at a stoplight in the 6900 block of South Lafayette Avenue, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office and Chicago Police Department spokeswoman Officer Amina Greer. The man began to talk to two females inside a black sedan stopped next to him, and a male in that car's back seat took out a gun and fired, Greer said.
The man was struck in the head and was taken in critical condition to Stroger Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead at 3:39 a.m., according to the medical examiner's office and Greer.
The attacker fled east from the scene.
At the scene of the shooting, police officers blocked off the intersection of 69th and Lafayette with yellow and red police tape. A white van stood in the middle of the intersection with its driver's door open.
People driving through a McDonald's on the southwest corner of the intersection idled their cars for a few moments and stared at the crime scene before leaving the restaurant's parking lot.
About half a dozen friends and relatives of the man who was killed gathered by the tape at the south end of the crime scene.
A woman who said she was the sister of the slain man walked near the edge of the crime scene, shaking as she took in each breath.
"They have no sympathy," she said as she looked angrily at the police officers who were investigating the shooting in front of her.
As she kept walking along the south end of the scene, she stopped to talk to one police officer, who stood on the other side of the red tape.
"He's my brother," she said. The woman and the officer exchange glances and hugged.
"Thank you," the woman said. She then got inside a nearby parked car with several other relatives of the man and took off.
After the woman left, a group of three male relatives walked up to the police tape and said they witnessed the shooting. One of the men lifted the yellow tape, walked up to two officers and started explaining to them what he saw.
The two other men, who said they were the dead man's cousins, stood nearby and cursed at nearby officers.
"Where were you?" said a man with dreadlocks as he walked near the crime scene, swinging his arms.
Passing traffic on the Dan Ryan Expressway just east of the crime scene deafened most of the chatter between the group of three men and the officers.
After several minutes, a detective asked the men for their contact information so the department could follow up with them as the investigation progresses. Only one man cooperated, police said.
"I'm trying to do my job," said the detective, addressing the man with dreadlocks who stood nearby. "Just talk."
The man walked away from the detective.
Earlier, a 25-year-old man was fatally shot about 11:10 p.m. Friday in the Chatham neighborhood on the South Side, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner's office.
The 25-year-old was discovered with a gunshot wound to his chest in the 7500 block of South Langley Avenue. On the same block the previous day, a Chicago police officer had shot and killed Martice Milliner, 27, of the 9100 block of South Green Street, about 11:30 p.m. after responding to a call of a man in the area with a gun.
The 25-year-old was taken in critical condition to Jackson Park Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 12:41 a.m. Saturday, police and the medical examiner's office said. He was identified as Kieth Cannon, according to family.
At the scene of the shooting, police officers blocked off about half a block of Langley between 75th and 76th streets. The 25-year-old's blood was smeared on the hood of a parked silver car inside the crime scene. Police said they found at least one shell casing at the scene.
Near the southern edge of the scene, two officers interviewed a female relative of the slain man.
Julien Landsey, who said he is the slain man's uncle, stood nearby and said he came to the scene after getting a call that his nephew was shot.
"Police come here," Landsey said. "But once they leave, it's back to normal."
As he stood talking near the scene of the shooting, Landsey's phone went off. It was the slain man's mother.
"He is dead," Landsey said softly. He held his phone away from his ear when screams came out of his cellphone speaker.
A few minutes later, Landsey and the other relative hurried away from the crime scene, got inside a nearby car and headed to Jackson Park Hospital.
Most recently, a man was killed and two other men were wounded in a shooting about 3:15 a.m. Saturday in the 200 block of South Laramie Avenue in the South Austin neighborhood on the West Side, police said.
A 26-year-old man was shot in the head and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
A 24-year-old man was shot in the leg, and a 27-year-old man was shot in both legs. Both were taken to Mount Sinai Hospital. The 27-year-old was listed in critical condition, and the other man's condition was stabilized, police said.
All three men were outside when they were shot during an altercation.
No other information was available.
No one was in custody in connection with any of the three homicides.
In other shootings across the city:
--About 2:40 a.m. Saturday, a 30-year-old man was wounded in a shooting in the Gresham neighborhood on the South Side, said Officer Ana Pacheco, a spokeswoman for the Chicago Police Department.
The man was in his car, stopped at a light, in the 1400 block of West 79th Street when a dark-colored minivan pulled up alongside and someone inside fired, striking the man in the arm, Pacheco said.
The man drove himself to St. Bernard Hospital and was later transferred to Stroger Hospital, where his condition was stabilized.
--About 1:15 a.m. Saturday , a 39-year-old man was wounded in a shooting in the Fernwood neighborhood on the Far South Side, Greer said.
The man was part of a large crowd at an outdoor party in the 9900 block of South Lowe Avenue when three unknown male attackers came out of a white vehicle and fired gunshots, Greer said.
The man was hit in the leg and was taken to Roseland Community Hospital, where his condition was stabilized.
--Around 1 a.m. Saturday, a 21-year-old man walked into Ingalls Memorial Hospital after being shot in the Roseland neighborhood on the Far South Side, Greer said.
The man was walking in the 11400 block of South Normal Avenue when he heard gunshots and realized he was struck in the leg, Greer said.
The man's friend drove him to the hospital, where his condition was stabilized, Greer said.
--About 12:10 a.m. Saturday, a 22-year-old man was wounded in a shooting in the North Austin neighborhood on the West Side, Greer said.
The man was sitting in a parked van in the 5100 block of West Division Street when a dark-colored sedan pulled alongside and someone inside fired, Greer said.
The man was struck in the leg and lower back and was taken to Stroger Hospital, where his condition was stabilized.
--About 11:25 p.m. Friday, two men were wounded in a shooting in the Gresham neighborhood on the South Side, police said.
A 24-year-old man and a 22-year-old man were outside with a group of people in the 7900 block of South Halsted Street when a fight erupted and someone fired gunshots, police said.
The 24-year-old was struck in the leg, and the 22-year-old was grazed in the forehead. Both were taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where each man's condition was stabilized, police said.
--About 11:20 p.m. Friday, a 31-year-old woman was wounded in a shooting in the Homan Square neighborhood on the West Side, police said.
The woman was walking in the 700 block of South Homan Avenue when a blue sedan pulled up, and two people inside fired shots, police said.
She was struck in the foot and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital where her condition was stabilized. The attackers fled west on Lexington Street.
--About 7:15 p.m., a 20-year-old man was wounded in the Scottsdale neighborhood on the Southwest Side, Greer said.
The man was in the 8300 block of South Pulaski Road when he was shot in the upper torso. He was taken to Advocate Christ, where his condition was stabilized, Greer said.
In an earlier version of the story, the 25-year-old man fatally shot on South Langley Avenue in Chatham was misidentified.
