Jan. 08--A 17-year-old boy was shot and killed in Brighton Park on the South Side, sparking a police chase during which an officer fired at a suspect, Chicago police said. No one was reported hit.
The teen was with a group in the 3100 block of West 41st Place when someone in a white SUV fired shots around 10:25 p.m., according to Officer Ron Gaines, a police spokesman. The teen was hit several times and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Officers spotted an SUV that might have been involved and tried to pull it over, Gaines said. The SUV sped away and crashed near the 3300 block of South Claremont Avenue in McKinley Park, he said.
Three people got out, at least one of them displaying a gun, Gaines said. At least one officer opened fire, but no one was reported shot, he said. Two people were taken into custody and two weapons were recovered, Gaines said. Police were looking for the third occupant.
The boy was among 10 people shot in the city Thursday through early Friday, police said.
--About 2:30 a.m. Friday, a 40-year-old man was shot in West Garfield Park, Gaines said, citing preliminary information. He was in the 4400 block of West Monroe Street when he was hit in the leg and the arm. His wife drove him to Stroger Hospital, where he was listed in serious condition.
Police initially said he was shot near Madison Street and Kilbourn Avenue and that he drove himself to the hospital.
--About 8:30 p.m., a 28-year-old man was shot in the Humboldt Park neighborhood, according to Officer Aaron Davis, a police spokesman. He was in the 1100 block of North Ridgeway Avenue when he was shot in both legs. He was taken to Stroger, where his condition was stabilized.
--About 6:10 p.m., three people were shot in the 1100 block of South Mozart Avenue in Lawndale, Davis said.
A 26-year-old man was shot twice in the back and once in the buttocks, and a 23-year-old man was shot twice in the right arm and twice in the left leg. Both were taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in serious condition. A 19-year-old woman was grazed in the left arm and declined to be taken for medical treatment, Davis said.
--About 5:55 p.m., a 20-year-old man was shot by a man he tried to rob in West Chatham, Gaines said. The man, 57, had a concealed carry gun permit, he said.
He was in the 8700 block of South State Street when the robber approached, Gaines said. The robber was shot in the elbow and drove off in a stolen vehicle, striking the 57-year-old man.
The robber was arrested and treated at Roseland Community Hospital. The victim was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn. Information was not available about their conditions.
--About 5:50 p.m., a 24-year-old man suffered a gunshot wound to the buttocks in the 6600 block of South Blackstone Avenue, Davis said. The man was taken in good condition to Jackson Park Hospital.
--About 3:45 p.m., a 26-year-old man was shot in Roseland, Davis said. He was in the 11200 block of South Edbrooke Avenue when he heard gunfire and realized he had been shot. He was hit in the upper left thigh and taken to Roseland Community Hospital, then transferred to Mount Sinai Hospital. His condition was stabilized.
--At 2 p.m., a 19-year-old man was shot in Humboldt Park, Gaines said. He was in the 1100 block of North Monticello Avenue when he was shot several times, Gaines said. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition.
The man was outside on Monticello when someone came up and shot him in the face, said Officer Thomas Sweeney, a police spokesman.
