At least 13 people shot have been shot, two fatally, in shootings across Chicago so far this weekend, police said.
A 14 year-old boy was critically wounded in a shooting Friday night in the city's Woodlawn neighborhood on the South Side, Chicago police said.
Investigators said the shooting happened Friday night around 10:45 p.m. near 65th Street and Cottage Grove.
The teen was walking through an alley when someone in a black Jeep fired shots, police said. The boy was hit in the abdomen and transported to Comers Children's Hospital in critical condition.
No one is in custody.
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A man was killed Friday in the city's South Austin neighborhood on the West Side, police said.
A 40-year-old man was in a basement apartment around 11:35 p.m. in the 100 block of North Lamon Avenue when a known offender shot him after a verbal argument. The victim was shot in chest and back, and he was later pronounced dead at the scene.
The male offender is in custody and a weapon was recovered, police said.
Charges are pending as police continue to investigate the exact circumstances of the shooting.
Two men were shot, one fatally, in a shootout early Saturday, also in the South Austin neighborhood, Chicago police said.
A 53-year-old male and a 39-year-old male were standing outside when an unknown offender got out of a vehicle and began to exchange gunfire with the victims. The 53-year-old victim was shot and taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. The 39-year-old victim took himself to the hospital after being shot in the leg, and he was listed in good condition.
The offender got back in the vehicle, a silver Ford Explorer, after the shooting and fled the scene with a driver in an unknown direction, police said.
No one was in custody. Police continue to investigate.
A 3-month-old infant boy and a 21-year-old man were injured in a shooting Saturday on the city's Southwest Side.
The shooting happened in the 3100 block of West 26th Street in in Little Village, Chicago police said.
Both victims were inside a vehicle at the location when two unknown male offenders exited a vehicle and shot at the victims, police said.
The 3-month-old victim was shot in the upper chest and the 21-year-old victim was shot four times, police said. They were both taken to Mt. Sinai hospital, initially reported to be in critical condition.
The offenders fled the scene after the shooting in an unknown direction, police said.
Police are still investigating a motive, but said they believe the shooting was gang-related. No one was in custody.
No further information about the shooting was immediately available.
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