Dec. 08--At least seven people were wounded in separate attacks on the South, Southwest and West Sides since Sunday afternoon, police said.
Most recently, a 17-year-old boy was shot in the Englewood neighborhood.
The teen was in the 5800 block of South Sangamon Street about 11 p.m. when someone inside a passing blue van opened fire on him, said Chicago Police News Affairs Officer Ron Gaines.
The teen was taken to St. Bernard Hospital and Health Care Center where he was treated for a gunshot wound to his foot, Gaines said. The boy was listed in good condition.
As of early Monday morning, no one was in custody in connection with the shooting.
About 9:10 p.m., a man was shot during a robbery in the Back of the Yards neighborhood.
The 33-year-old man was in the 2000 block of West 53rd Street when six to eight males walked up to him, Gaines said.
The group took the man's cellphone and shot him in his side, Gaines said. The man was taken in serious condition to John H. Stroger Hospital with a gunshot wound to his torso, Gaines said.
Earlier, in the East Garfield Park neighborhood, a 22-year-old man and a 29-year-old woman were each shot in the leg in the 700 block of South Albany Avenue just before 7:30 p.m., said Police News Affairs Officer Veejay Zala.
The man was in good condition on the scene and was taken to an area hospital where his condition stabilized. The woman was apparently driven to Mount Sinai Hospital, where she walked into the emergency room to be treated for her leg wound. Sunday night, her wounds her not life-threatening, police said.
Earlier, a man was shot in a Mount Greenwood bar by a man who was then shot by an off-duty Chicago Police sergeant, police said.
A 23-year-old man was wounded Sunday afternoon in a shooting on the city's South Side in the Englewood neighborhood.
The shooting happened about 12:45 p.m. on the 5600 block of South Halsted Street. A man got into an argument with someone who pulled out a gun and shot him, police said.
The 23-year-old man suffered a wound to his buttocks and was taken to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital where his condition was stabilized, said police.
