Jan. 03--At least three people were shot and another was hospitalized with a head wound in attacks across Chicago on New Year's Day.
--The first shooting of the year happened about 2:30 a.m. in the Ashburn neighborhood.
A 21-year-old woman was sitting in a parked minivan in the 7900 block of South St. Louis Avenue when someone in a passing dark-colored sedan pulled up and opened fire, police said. The sedan fled north on St. Louis.
The woman was shot in the leg and taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, police said. A man in the minivan with her was not hurt.
--About 3:05 a.m., a 33-year-old man was shot while leaving a West Side nightclub, police said.
The man was walking out of the club in the 3900 block of West Chicago Avenue when someone inside a passing white van opened fire. The 33-year-old was shot in the foot and taken to West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, where his condition was stabilized.
--A 19-year-old man walked into Mount Sinai Hospital early Thursday morning after he was shot in West Garfield Park, police said.
The man was driven to the hospital around 4:30 a.m. after he was shot in the 4400 block of West Monroe Street, police said, citing preliminary information. He was treated for a gunshot wound to his back and his condition was stabilized, police said.
Further details surrounding the shooting were not immediately available.
As of early Thursday morning, no one was in custody for any of the shootings, police said.
--About 4 a.m., police were called to the 3000 block of East Cheltenham Place in the South Shore neighborhood after a woman called police after she saw a man bleeding and stumbling around the block. She believed he was shot, police said. When officers arrived, they found the 35-year-old man had suffered a gash to his head, police said, citing preliminary information. It was later determined that he had not been shot but had instead suffered a laceration to his head, police said.
The man was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in serious condition, police said. Responders said the man was coherent when they arrived.
