Man dead, 7 hurt in shootings
A man was killed and at least seven others, including a 13-year-old girl, were wounded in shootings Tuesday evening on the South and West sides.
About 10 p.m., a 40-year-old man was killed and a 13-year-old girl was wounded in a shooting in the Grand Crossing neighborhood on the South Side, police said.
The shooting happened in the 7300 block of South University Avenue. The man was shot in the neck and was taken to Jackson Park Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
The girl suffered a graze wound to the left leg and was taken to Comer Children’s Hospital in good condition, police said.
No other information was immediately available about the shooting.
Most recently, about 10:35 p.m., a 23-year-old man was wounded in a shooting in the Lawndale neighborhood on the West Side, police said.
The man was standing outside in the 4000 block of West Cermak Road when he heard gunshots and realized that he was shot in the right hand. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in good condition, police said.
About the same time, three blocks away, a 37-year-old man was critically hurt in a shooting in the 2200 block of South Kirkland Avenue, police said.
The man was shot in the head on the block and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was listed in critical condition, police said.
About 9:25 p.m., a 38-year-old man was shot during a robbery in the Arcadia Terrace neighborhood on the North Side, police said.
The man was sitting in his vehicle in an alley in the 2400 block of West Bryn Mawr Avenue when an unknown male attacker, dressed in a button down shirt and jeans, walked up to him and announced a robbery. The victim complied with the attacker’s demands and gave him his wallet. The attacker then shot him in the leg and ran away, police said. The man was taken to Presence Saint Francis Hospital, where he was listed in good condition.
About 8:35 p.m., a 24-year-old man was critically hurt during a shooting in the Hermosa neighborhood on the Northwest Side, police said.
The man was outside in an alley in the 4000 block of West Armitage when someone walked up to him and fired shots, hitting him in the chest, said Officer Ron Gaines, a Chicago police spokesman.
The man was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was listed in critical condition.
About 7 p.m., a 19-year-old woman was shot in the leg in the Grand Crossing neighborhood on the South Side, Gaines said.
The woman was outside in the 1300 block of East 74th Street when someone walked up and fired shots, striking her in the leg. She was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where her condition stabilized, Gaines said.
Police said it doesn’t appear that the woman was the target of the shooter.
About 5:15 p.m., a 35-year-old man was shot in the head and critically injured in the West Town neighborhood, officials said.
The shooting happened in the 1400 block of West Caroll Avenue. The victim, a 35-year-old man, was taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condtion, said Chicago Fire Department spokesman Curtis Hudson. No one else was injured.
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