Aug. 17--Neighbors gathered in tight groups of 10 to 15 people late Sunday in Lawndale, clustering near sidewalks and keeping their distance from the crime scene tape stretched across South Springfield Avenue.
Across the tape, police had found about eight shell casings, some dice and about $9 in cash soaked in blood.
The shooting at about 9:45 p.m. Sunday on the West Side killed a 19-year-old man and critically wounded a 16-year-old boy, police said.
The two were outside in the 1600 block of South Springfield Avenue at about 9:45 p.m. when two people approached and started firing, said Officer Ron Gaines, a Chicago Police Department spokesman.
The 19-year-old was shot multiple times and taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The 16-year-old was shot in the head and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition.
The 19-year-old has been identified by the Cook County medical examiner's office as Jerome Phelps, of the 1800 block of South Ridgeway Avenue in Chicago.
Shootings since Sunday afternoon killed two people and wounded at least eight others, police said.
The other fatal shooting occurred shortly after 1 p.m. in the West Englewood neighborhood on the South Side. A 21-year-old man was pronounced dead less than a hour being shot.
The shooting happened shortly after 1 p.m. in the 5700 block of South Paulina Avenue, said Officer Veejay Zala, a Chicago police spokesman.
Citing preliminary information, Zala said the man had a wound to the head. He was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 1:52 p.m., according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. The man has not yet been officially identified.
No one was in custody, and police were investigating.
In other shootings:
--A man in Back of the Yards neighborhood on the South Side was in serious condition after being wounded in the hip and leg, Gaines said. The man, 24, was in the 5400 block of South Justine Street at 1:18 a.m. Monday when he heard shots and felt pain. He was taken in serious condition to Stroger Hospital, Gaines said.
--A 16-year-old boy was critically wounded in the Parkway Gardens neighborhood, police said. He was walking in the 6300 block of South King Drive just after 1 a.m. Monday when people approached and shot him, said Gaines. He was struck in the chest and taken in critical condition to Mount Sinai Hospital.
--An 18-year-old man was in serious condition after a shooting in the South Chicago neighborhood, Gaines said. He was in the 8900 block of South Commercial Avenue just after 11:30 p.m. Sunday when he was shot in the shoulder and torso, Gaines said. He was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in serious condition. No information about the circumstances of the shooting were immediately available.
--At about 10 p.m. Sunday, a man was injured during a robbery in West Humboldt Park on the West Side, Gaines said. The man, 24, was working construction in the 4400 block of West Iowa Street when two people approached, said they were robbing him, took his money and shot him in the buttocks. He was taken to Stroger Hospital in good condition.
--Two men were injured at about 7:30 p.m. Sunday in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the South Side, said Officer Nicole Trainor, a Chicago police spokeswoman.
The victims, both 22-year-old men, were shot in the 3700 block of South Michigan Avenue. One was hit in the shoulder and taken to Stroger Hospital. The other was shot in the foot and taken to Mercy Hospital and Medical Center. Police did not have information on their conditions or the circumstances of the shooting.
--An 18-year-old man was shot in the hand about 6:45 p.m. Sunday in the Marquette Park neighborhood on the Southwest Side, police said. He was in the 6700 block of South Western Avenue when someone emerged from an alley and fired at him, Trainor said. The man was taken to Holy Cross Hospital in good condition. Police believe he was standing in gang territory at the time of the shooting, though it is unclear whether he is affiliated with any gangs.
