At Least 3 Killed, 24 Wounded So Far In Chicago Weekend Gun Violence
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CHICAGO (CBS) At least 27 people had been shot in Chicago this weekend as of Saturday night, and three of them had been killed.
At least two of the surviving victims were under 18.
The first fatal shooting happened at 6:48 p.m. Friday. A 26-year-old man was on the street in the 12000 block of South Union Avenue in West Pullman when a vehicle pulled up and someone inside shot him. He suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Lawn.
No one was in custody for either attack, and detectives were investigating. 32 unsolved crimes in Illinois
December 23, 1975 - Carol Rofstad
Carol Rofstad, who was 21 when she was killed, lived in Normal, IL while attending Illinois State University. She was found beaten unconscious about noon December 23, 1975, outside her sorority house at 602 S. Fell Street. The suspected murder weapon, an 18-inch piece of railroad tie, was found nearby. Rofstad wasn t found until roughly 12 hours after the attack. She died Christmas Eve as a result of head injuries.
Two men, one of whom carried a club, were seen between 10 p.m. and 10:15 p.m. on December 22, 1975. Both were white males and between the ages of 18 and 25.
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Flowers are laid down as relatives and friends of Keith Cooper hold a vigil for the 73-year-old at a strip mall on 53rd Street and Kimbark Avenue in Chicago s Hyde Park neighborhood on July 16, 2021. Cooper died July 14 after he was hit in the head during an attempted carjacking at the strip mall. Cooper, a Vietnam veteran, loved jazz music, bowling and his Hyde Park community. Chris Sweda, Chicago Tribune
CHICAGO â A 17-year-old Chicago boy was held without bail Saturday after being charged as an adult in the fatal beating of a Vietnam War veteran during a carjacking earlier this week in Hyde Park.
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One person was killed and another wounded in a shooting Saturday night in Chatham on the South Side.
The pair was standing outside about 11:25 p.m. in the 7600 block of South St. Lawrence Avenue when someone in a black SUV fired shots, Chicago police said.
A male suffered gunshot wounds to the body and was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center where he was later pronounced dead, police said.
A 27-year-old woman was struck in the right knee and taken to the same hospital in fair condition, police said.
There is no one in custody, according to police.