April 30--Two 15-year-old boys and a 15-year-old girl were among at least 15 people shot since early Friday on the South and West sides, officials said.
Most recently, a 24-year-old woman and a 34-year-old man were wounded in a shooting about 4:50 a.m. Saturday in the South Shore neighborhood on the South Side, said Office Janel Sedevic, a Chicago police spokeswoman.
Both were in the 1700 block of East 69th Street when they were shot. The woman was hit in the right knee, and the man was struck in the right hand.
Both were taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where their conditions were stabilized, Sedevic said.
About 4:35 a.m., a 19-year-old man was critically hurt in a shooting in the Lawndale neighborhood on the West Side, Sedevic said.
The man was in the 1800 block of South Central Park Avenue when he was shot in the chest, left leg and side. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was listed in critical condition, Sedevic said.
No other information was immediately available about the shooting, Sedevic said.
About 2:05 a.m., a 30-year-old man was critically wounded during a shooting in the Lawndale neighborhood on the West Side, said Officer Veejay Zala, a Chicago police spokesman.
The man was on the street in the 2200 block of South Kolin Avenue when an unknown attacker walked up to him and shot him in the head, Zala said.
The man, who is a documented gang member, was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was listed in critical condition, Zala said.
About 20 minutes earlier, at 1:46 a.m., two men walked into Mount Sinai Hospital after they were shot in the East Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side, Zala said.
A 20-year-old man and a 19-year-old man were in the 3900 block of West Wilcox Street when they were shot. The younger man was struck in the back, and he was listed in serious condition. The 20-year-old was hit in the right arm, and his condition was stabilized at the hospital, Zala said.
About 12:10 a.m., a 37-year-old man was wounded in a shooting in the Park Manor neighborhood on the South Side, Zala said.
The man was in the 6800 block of South King Drive when he was shot in the right leg. He was taken to University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was listed in good condition, Zala said.
About 10:50 p.m. Friday, a 25-year-old man walked into a hospital after getting shot on the 4800 block of West Ohio Street on the West Side, Zala said.
The man was shot multiple times, and he managed to get to Presence Sts. Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center. He was later transferred to Stroger Hospital, where he was listed in critical condition, Zala said.
Earlier, about 8 p.m., a 15-year-old boy was shot in the Englewood neighborhood, said Officer Thomas Sweeney, a Chicago police spokesman.
The boy was in the 6800 block of South Sangamon Street when someone approached him on foot and began firing, Sweeney said. The teen suffered multiple gunshot wounds to his leg and was taken in serious condition to Advocate Christ Medical Center, Sweeney said.
Earlier, a 25-year-old man was wounded on the South Side in the city's Back of the Yards neighborhood, he said. That shooting happened about 4:15 p.m. in the 4800 block of South Winchester Avenue.
According to reports, the man was outside when someone approached on foot and shot him in the abdomen, Sweeney said. He was taken to Stroger Hospital, where his condition was stabilized.
Fifteen minutes before that attack, a 15-year-old girl was shot in the back in the city's Archer Heights neighborhood, Sweeney said.
According to preliminary reports, the girl was inside a parked vehicle in the 5100 block of South Kolin Avenue, when someone walked up and fired shots.
The girl, who suffered a back wound, was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital where her condition had stabilized, Sweeney said.
About 2:25 p.m., a 29-year-old man was shot in the back in the city's Englewood neighborhood, he said. That shooting happened in the 5600 block of South May Street.
According to preliminary reports, the man was standing outside when someone jumped out of a vehicle and fired shots before fleeing the scene, Sweeney said.
The victim was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was listed in good condition, he said.
About an hour earlier, a 15-year-old boy and a 23-year-old man were wounded in an attack on the West Side.
That shooting happened about 1:20 p.m. in the 3300 block of West Jackson Boulevard in the city's East Garfield Park neighborhood.
The boy suffered multiple gunshot wounds to a leg and managed to get to Stroger Hospital. The second victim, also shot in the leg, drove himself to Rush University Medical Center. He was later transferred to Stroger, Sweeney said.
There was no information available about the victims' condition or the circumstances leading up to the shooting.
On Friday morning, a 26-year-old man was chased down and shot in the chest after he left his Chatham neighborhood home on the South Side.
Shortly after 6 a.m., the victim was leaving his home when he was chased to the 600 block of East 80th Street, where he was shot in the chest, Officer Sedevic said.
The man was taken in serious condition to Advocate Christ, she said.
No one was in custody, and police believe the shooting could be gang-related.
