Thread: 42 PEOPLE SHOT, 7 KILLED IN CHICAGO

42 PEOPLE SHOT, 7 KILLED IN CHICAGO WEEKEND VIOLENCE




Sun-Times Media Wire
Monday, June 13, 2016 07:55AM

CHICAGO --
Seven people were killed and at least 35 others - including a 5-year-old girl - were wounded in shootings across Chicago between Friday night and Monday morning.

The weekend's latest homicide happened Sunday morning in the Englewood neighborhood on the South Side.

About 8:35 a.m., an officer on patrol found 32-year-old Dwayne T. Triplett slumped over at the wheel of a vehicle near his home in the 1100 block of West 72nd Street, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner's office.

He suffered gunshot wounds to the head and chest, and was pronounced dead at the scene at 8:53 a.m., authorities said.

Earlier Sunday, two men, ages 34 and 42, were slain on a Brainerd neighborhood porch on the South Side. Officers responding at 1:13 a.m. to a call of shots fired in the 9000 block of South Marshfield found them dead, one shot in the head and the other in the neck, police said.

Authorities have not released their names. Family members identified the older man as Antwon Brooks, a father of two.


Late Saturday in Back of the Yards, a 17-year-old boy was killed and a 19-year-old man was wounded in more South Side gunfire.

They were standing in the street about 10:20 p.m. in the 5200 block of South Sangamon when a silver Audi pulled up and someone inside fired shots, police said. The 17-year-old, identified as Christopher Fields, was shot in the back and taken to Stroger Hospital, where he died at 11:17 p.m., authorities said. He lived in the 6200 block of South Sangamon.

The older teen was taken to the same hospital with an arm wound. His condition stabilized, police said.

About 1:30 a.m. Saturday, an 18-year-old south suburban man was fatally shot in the West Chatham neighborhood on the South Side. Travell Montgomery was on a porch in the 8800 block of South Princeton when three gunmen walked up and opened fire, shooting him in the head, authorities said.

Montgomery was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he died at 7:55 p.m., authorities said. He lived in the 16800 block of Western Avenue in Hazel Crest.

Friday night, a 27-year-old man was shot to death in the South Chicago neighborhood. Jeremy H. Ray was outside in the 8900 block of South Brandon about 9:35 p.m. when two gunmen got out of a car, walked up and opened fire, striking him repeatedly, authorities said. The shooters then drove off.

Ray, who lived in the 4200 block of West 112th Place, was taken to Advocate Trinity Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 10:27 p.m., authorities said.

The weekend's first fatal shooting happened less than an hour earlier, when one man was killed and another wounded in Englewood. Terry Bates Jr., 26, and a 27-year-old man were outside in the 200 block of West Garfield about 8:45 p.m. when two gunmen walked up to them and opened fire before running away, authorities said.

They were both shot multiple times and taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where Bates was pronounced dead at 10:35 p.m. He lived in the 500 block of West Oak Street. The older man suffered chest and leg wounds, and his condition was stabilized, police said.

A 5-year-old girl was wounded in the weekend's first shooting, which happened about 8 p.m. Friday in the Marquette Park neighborhood on the Southwest Side. She was on a sidewalk with a 34-year-old woman in the 6700 block of South Artesian when someone walked out of an alley and opened fire, striking the girl in the foot and the woman in the left ankle, police said.

The woman drove them to St. Bernard Hospital, where the woman's condition was stabilized. The girl was transferred to Holy Cross Hospital in good condition, police said. It was unclear if they were the targets of the shooting.

The latest nonfatal shooting happened about 3 a.m. Monday in the East Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side. The 22-year-old man was standing outside in the 3000 block of West Walnut when he heard gunfire and realized he'd been shot in the left leg, police said. The man was taken to Stroger Hospital, where his condition was stabilized, police said.

About 11:15 p.m. Sunday, a 28-year-old man was shot in the North Lawndale neighborhood on the Southwest Side. He was standing in a gangway in the 1800 block of South Springfield when another male walked up, pulled out a gun and fired shots, police said. The man suffered gunshot wounds to the right thigh and left calf and later showed up at Mount Sinai Hospital, where his condition was stabilized.

At least 29 other people were injured in shootings across Chicago between 8 p.m. Friday and 6 a.m. Monday.

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POSTED:JUN 15 2016 08:02AM CDT
UPDATED:JUN 15 2016 08:02AM CDT


CHICAGO (SUN TIMES MEDIA WIRE) - One man was killed and at least eight other people were wounded in shootings Tuesday across Chicago, according to police.
The 22-year-old man was shot to death about 7 p.m. in the Back of the Yards neighborhood on the South Side, police said.

Steven Edwards was outside near a gangway in the 4800 block of South Laflin when a gray car pulled up, and someone got out and shot him in the head, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.


Edwards, who lived on the same block as the shooting, was pronounced dead at the scene at 7:12 p.m., the medical examiner’s office said.
The shooter got back in the car and took off westbound on 48th Street, police said.
Most recently, a 23-year-old man was shot and seriously wounded in the Washington Park neighborhood on the South Side. He was standing on a front porch about 11:20 p.m. in the 5600 block of South Wabash when someone in a vehicle nearby opened fire, police said. The man was shot in the lower abdomen, neck and legs and was taken in serious condition to Stroger Hospital.
About two hours earlier, a 29-year-old man was shot in the West Englewood neighborhood on the South Side. He was on a rear porch of a building in the 6900 block of South Throop about 9:30 p.m. when a male in an alley shot him in both legs, police said. The man was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where his condition stabilized.
Ten minutes earlier, a 16-year-old boy was wounded in a Little Village neighborhood drive-by shooting on the Southwest Side. The teenager was standing on the sidewalk in the 2300 block of South Whipple about 9:20 p.m. when someone in a passing black car fired shots in his direction, according to police. He suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the back and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where his condition was stabilized.
At 2:27 p.m., a 50-year-old man was shot in the abdomen in the West Garfield Park neighborhood’s 4300 block of West Jackson, police said. He was taken in serious condition to Mount Sinai Hospital. Addition information was not available.
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About 12 hours earlier, a man was shot and critically wounded in the West Side Austin neighborhood. The 35-year-old was standing on the sidewalk about 3:40 a.m. in the 4900 block of West Huron when two males walked up, one of whom pulled out a gun and opened fire, police said. The man was shot in the chest and right arm and was taken in critical condition to Mount Sinai Hospital.
Earlier Tuesday morning, a 41-year-old man walked into a hospital after he was shot in the Belmont Gardens neighborhood on the Northwest Side. He walked into Community First Medical Center about 2:45 a.m. with a gunshot wound to the neck, police said. His condition was stabilized. The man told investigators he was sitting in the driver’s seat of a parked vehicle in the 4400 block of West Altgeld when someone in a white car nearby opened fire.
About 15 minutes before that, a man was seriously wounded in a shooting in another Austin neighborhood attack. The 33-year-old was standing on the street in the 1100 block of North Leclaire about 2:30 a.m. when someone walked up and fired shots at him, police said. He was shot in the left leg and took himself to West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park. He was transferred to Stroger Hospital in serious condition.
Tuesday’s first shooting happened about 1:45 a.m. in the West Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side. A 21-year-old man was standing on a front porch in the 4300 block of West Wilcox when he heard gunfire and realized he’d been shot, police said. He suffered gunshot wounds to his left arm and took himself to Stroger Hospital, where he was listed in serious condition.

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Police: 1 dead, 11 wounded in Wednesday shootings across Chicago


A man was fatally shot in the North Lawndale neighborhood on the West Side about 8:45 p.m Wednesday.
POSTED:JUN 16 2016 05:47AM CDT
UPDATED:JUN 16 2016 08:31AM CDT


CHICAGO (SUN TIMES MEDIA WIRE) - One man was killed and another 11 people were wounded in less than 12 hours of gunfire in Chicago on Wednesday.
A man was fatally shot while livestreaming on Facebook in the North Lawndale neighborhood on the West Side about 8:45 p.m. Antonio Perkins, 28, was found face down in a vacant lot in the 1600 block of South Drake. He had been shot in the neck and head. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

The Cook County medical examiner’s office did not confirm the death Wednesday night.

Police: 1 dead, 11 wounded in Wednesday shootings across Chicago


The most recent nonfatal shooting occurred during a robbery in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side.
The 19-year-old man was standing on a front porch with a female about 9:50 p.m. in the 5400 block of West Haddon when two males came out of a gangway and announced a robbery, according to police. They took his phone and fired at him before running away. The man was shot in the back and taken to Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood in critical condition.
Thirty minutes earlier, two men were shot in the Woodlawn neighborhood on the South Side. The two were playing basketball in an alley in the 6200 block of Cottage Grove about 9:20 p.m. when another male walked up and shot them, police said. One man, 23, was shot in the abdomen and taken to Stroger Hospital. The other man, 19, was shot in the right arm and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital. Their conditions had both stabilized.
A man and a woman were shot about 7:34 p.m. in the South Shore neighborhood. The 20-year-old man and 40-year-old woman were standing on the sidewalk in the 7000 block of South Clyde when someone fired at them from a white truck, according to police. The man was shot in the left ankle and taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in good condition. The woman suffered a graze wound to the arm and refused medical treatment.
Three men were standing in a gangway about 5:30 p.m. in the 5500 block of South Throop when a dark colored vehicle drove by and and a person got out on the rear passenger side and began shooting, according to police. A 19-year-old man was shot in the left leg and hip and another 19-year-old man was shot in both legs. Both were transported to Stroger Hospital, where their conditions were stabilized. A 20-year-old man was shot in the right leg and taken to St. Bernard Hospital and Health Care Center, where his condition was stabilized.
About 2:45 p.m., a 31-year-old man was shot in the area of 102nd and Morgan streets in the Washington Heights neighborhood on the Far South Side, according to police. The man was shot in the face and hand and took himself to Little Company of Mary Hospital and Health Care Centers in Evergreen Park where his condition was not known.

The day’s first shooting occurred about 10:40 a.m. in the West Town neighborhood. Three people were involved in an argument in the 600 block of North Ashland, according to police. One male was shot in the left arm, and the other was shot in the left shoulder. Both were taken in good condition to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, although their ages weren’t immediately available.
A weapon was recovered at the scene and a person was taken into custody. Police said the shooting involved a dispute between business owners.

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