April 24--A woman and a man were killed and at least 16 other people have been wounded in separate shootings since Saturday afternoon on the West, South and Northwest sides, police said.
A 24-year-old man was fatally shot about 12:25 a.m. Sunday in the Lawndale neighborhood on the West Side, said Officer Veejay Zala, a Chicago police spokesman.
Police officers discovered the man with a gunshot wound to the head inside a parked car in an alley in the 3200 block of West Douglas Boulevard.
The man, identified as Darrell Wilson of the first block of South Central Avenue, was pronounced dead at the scene at 12:48 a.m., and no other information was immediately available, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner's office.
At the scene of the shooting, police officers blocked off a portion of the alley with red and yellow tape behind several three-story residential buildings on the southern side of Douglas Boulevard near Kedzie Avenue.
Inside the crime scene, a black car stood with both of its front doors open. The 24-year-old man, dressed in a red sweatshirt, was lying motionless in the driver's seat.
Several of the man's family members gathered behind a metal fence in the backyard of one of the three-story buildings where they had a full view of the car and the man's body.
A woman in a Cubs T-shirt sobbed as she pleaded with police to come up to the man's body.
"Please, I just want to see him," the woman cried, stepping up closer to the metal fence. "I just want see him. He's right there."
Another woman tried to calm her.
"You can't go there. It's a crime scene," she said.
The woman in the Cubs shirt continued to sob as she walked up to the metal fence and put her hands against it. The man's body was less than 25 feet away.
An older woman, who said the man was her son, also stood near the fence, watching police officers work. She turned away from the car for a moment and looked at the back porches of the surrounding buildings. A few people stood outside on the porches, smoking cigarettes, drinking and chatting quietly.
"Somebody has seen something," the older woman said loudly. "I'll put my life on that."
She turned her head back to the car and started weeping. Another woman took her into a hug and lit a cigarette for her.
No one was immediately in custody as a result of the shooting.
Earlier, a 23-year-old woman was shot to death and two men were wounded in a shooting about 9 p.m. Saturday in the Roseland neighborhood on the Far South Side, police said.
The three were exiting a vehicle in the 11400 block of South Stewart Avenue next to Haley Elementary Academy when they heard gunshots and realized they were struck. Right before the shooting, a crowd of about 20 people was on the block, drinking, police said.
The victims were driven to Roseland Community Hospital, where their car crashed, police said.
The woman, identified as Tiara M. Parks, of the 9200 block of South Bishop Street, was shot in the head, and she was pronounced dead at the hospital at 9:14 p.m., according to the medical examiner's office.
A 24-year-old man was shot in the lower back and a 27-year-old man was shot in the left leg. Both men's conditions were stabilized at the hospital, Zala said. The 24-year-old was later transferred to Stroger Hospital, police said.
Late Saturday, police officers blocked off a portion of the one-way Stewart Avenue as they investigated the incident. At least 13 yellow evidence markers were scattered in the middle of the street, indicating shell casings, blood and other evidence.
No other information about the shooting was immediately available.
In other shootings:
-- About 3:12 a.m., a 22-year-old man was wounded in a shooting in the Sauganash neighborhood on the Northwest Side, Zala said. The man was in the 6000 block of North Pulaski Road when he was shot in the right arm. He went to Swedish Covenant Hospital, where his condition was stabilized, Zala said.
-- About 1:50 a.m., a 36-year-old man was wounded in the Gresham neighborhood on the South Side, Zala said. The man was on a sidewalk in the 8700 block of South Honore Street when someone in a yellow Infiniti pulled up and fired shots, striking the man multiple times, Zala said. He was taken in a grave condition to Advocate Christ Medical Center, the spokesman said.
-- About 1:07 a.m., a 30-year-old man was wounded in a shooting in the East Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side, Zala said. The man was shot in the leg while in the 3200 block of West Maypole Avenue. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was listed in good condition, Zala said.
-- Around midnight, a 33-year-old man walked into Mount Sinai Hospital after getting shot in the East Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side, Zala said. The man was in the 600 block of North Christiana Avenue when an unknown attacker walked up to him and fired shots, the spokesman said. The man was hit in the right leg. His condition was stabilized, Zala said.
-- About 11:40 p.m Saturday, a 22-year-old man was wounded in a shooting in the Gresham neighborhood on the Far South Side, Zala said. The man was in the 8300 block of South Wood Street when he was shot in the right leg. He was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center, where his condition was stabilized, Zala said.
-- About 11:10 p.m., a 24-year-old man was wounded in a shooting in Brighton Park neighborhood on the Southwest Side, Zala said. The man was in the 4600 block of South Mozart Street when an unidentified attacker emerged from an alley and fired shots, Zala said. The man was shot in the left leg and he was taken to St. Anthony Hospital, where his condition was stabilized, Zala said.
-- About 10 p.m., a 22-year-old man was wounded in a shooting in the South Austin neighborhood on the West Side, Zala said. The man was in the 5100 block of West Madison Street when he was shot in the buttock. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where his condition was stabilized, the spokesman said.
-- About 7:03 p.m., a 17-year-old boy was wounded in a shooting in the South Chicago neighborhood on the Far South Side, police said. The boy was riding a bicycle in the 8800 block of South Exchange Avenue when he heard gunshots and realized he was struck, said Officer Michelle Tannehill, a Chicago police spokeswoman. The boy was hit in the hip and was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where his condition was stabilized, Tannehill said.
-- About 6:28 p.m., a 16-year-old boy was wounded in a shooting in the Englewood neighborhood on the South Side, Tannehill said. The boy was standing on a corner in the 6400 block of South Green Street when he heard shots and realized he was hit in the right buttocks, Tannehill said. He was taken to St. Bernard Hospital, where he was listed in good condition, the spokeswoman said.
-- About 5 p.m., two men were wounded in a drive-by shooting in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on the West Side, Tannehill said. A 29-year-old man and a 22-year-old man were sitting in a car in the 800 block of North Avers Avenue when an unidentified attacker in a passing light-colored sedan fired shots, Tannehill said. The younger man was shot in the left foot and he was taken in good condition to Stroger Hospital, Tannehill said. The older man was grazed in the left hand, and he refused medical attention at the scene, she said.
Both men are documented gang members, Tannehill said.
-- At 3 p.m., a 16-year-old girl and a 22-year-old man were shot in the first block of East 100th Street in the Roseland neighborhood, Tannehill said. The girl was shot in the upper arm and chest and the man suffered a gunshot wound to the abdomen, Tannehill said. Their conditions were not available.
-- Fifteen minutes later, a separate shooting injured another 22-year-old man. He was in the 1300 block of West 84th Street in the Gresham neighborhood at 3:16 p.m. when someone shot him in the leg, Tannehill said. The 22-year-old, who Tannehill said is a documented gang member, was taken to Little Company of Mary Hospital and Health Care Center.
No one was immediately in custody as a result of the shootings.
