Oct. 18--At least eight people were wounded in shootings from Friday evening to Saturday morning, police said.
About 5 a.m. Saturday, a 23-year-old man was shot in South Austin, according to Officer Jose Estrada, a Chicago police spokesman.
He went to Mount Sinai Hospital with a gunshot wound to the hip and told police he was shot near the 300 block of North Cicero Avenue. He was listed in good condition. Police said he was being uncooperative with their investigation, so no further information was available about the shooting.
At 4:55 a.m., a 21-year-old man was shot in East Garfield Park, said Officer Thomas Sweeney, a Chicago police spokesman. He went in to Rush University Medical Center with a gunshot wound to the arm and said he had been shot in the 3800 block of West Madison Street. He was listed in good condition.
At 4:40 a.m., a 24-year-old man also was shot in East Garfield Park, Estrada said.
He was in a car in the 3300 block of West Warren Boulevard when he heard shots. He realized he had been hit in the buttocks and went to Mount Sinai Hospital, where his condition was stabilized.
Ten minutes earlier, a 30-year-old man was shot in Logan Square, Estrada said.
He was a passenger in a vehicle in the 1600 block of North Humboldt Boulevard when a black SUV pulled up alongside and someone inside fired shots.
The man was hit in the back and taken to Norwegian American Hospital, then transferred to Stroger Hospital. His condition was stabilized.
At 3:05 a.m., a 27-year-old man was shot in West Pullman, said Officer Amina Greer, a Chicago police spokeswoman.
He was a passenger in a vehicle that was stopped at a stop sign in the 200 block of East 118th Place. A van pulled alongside and someone inside fired shots, hitting him in the lower back.
He was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, and his condition was stabilized.
At 12:20 a.m., a 27-year-old man accidentally shot himself in East Garfield Park, Greer said.
He was on a porch in the 3800 block of West Adams Street when he shot himself in the thigh by accident. He was taken to Mount Sinai, and his condition was stabilized.
About 8:15 p.m., a 19-year-old man was shot in West Pullman, said Officer Hector Alfaro, a Chicago police spokesman.
He was in the 11600 block of South Elizabeth Street when he was shot in the left leg. He was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in good condition.
Witnesses told police they heard shots and saw someone running in an alley, Alfaro said.
At 6:10 p.m., a 19-year-old man was shot in South Shore, Alfaro said.
He was shot in the right leg in the 2000 block of East 75th Street, and took himself to the University of Chicago Medical Center.
The wound may have been self-inflicted, authorities said.
