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Chicago was hit with its most violent weekend of the year, with a 2-year-old girl, a 13-year-old boy and two Chicago police officers among 48 people who were shot.
At least six of those people were killed: Two men in their 20s at a party in Gresham; another man shot dead at a gas station in West Garfield Park; and a man found dead on the Northwest Side after police arrested a wounded man with a rifle.
The number of people shot was almost double what it was the previous weekend, when five people were killed and 21 others hurt in gun violence across the city. This past weekend had the highest number of shooting victims so far this year, according to Sun-Times records.
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A man was killed and another critically hurt in a shooting Thursday in Chatham on the South Side.
The men, both 25, were standing on the sidewalk about 4:30 p.m. in the 700 block of East 79th Street when someone came out from the alley and began firing shots, Chicago police said.
One man was shot in the abdomen and arm and was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, police said. The Cook County medical examiner’s office hasn’t identified him.
The other was struck in the neck, leg and back and was taken to the same hospital in critical condition, police said.
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A 34-year-old man was fatally shot Thursday night in Bronzeville on the South Side.
The man was standing on the sidewalk about 9 p.m. in the 400 block of East 48th Street when someone fired shots Chicago police said.
He was shot in the face and leg and was transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
The Cook County medical examiner’s office hasn’t released his identity.
Witnesses told officers they saw the shots fired from inside a silver-colored vehicle that fled west on 48th Street, according to police.
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Two men, both 25, were standing on the sidewalk about 4:30 p.m. in the 700 block of East 79th Street when someone came out from the alley and began firing shots, Chicago police said.
One man was shot in the abdomen and arm and was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, police said. The Cook County medical examiner’s office hasn’t identified him.
The other was struck in the neck, leg and back and was taken to the same hospital in critical condition, police said.
About 12:30 a.m., the 14-year-old was standing outside in the 800 block of West 61st Street when multiple bullets pierced her abdomen, Chicago police said.