6 dead, 26 wounded in weekend shootings in Chicago

CAPTIONChicago shootingsJohn J. Kim, Chicago Tribune
Crime scene tape is placed around a shooting scene on the 7600 of South Green Street early July 12, 2015, in Chicago.

By Peter Nickeas, Megan Crepeau and Deanese Williams-Harris Chicago Tribune contact the reporters



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An older couple walking on Sawyer Avenue slowed as they approached the red police tape, and their eyes met those of two young officers standing inside the crime scene.

"Pasale, pasale," the officers said to the couple. "Pass."

They ducked under the tape and stayed on the sidewalk, away from a cluster of shell casings and shattered glass.


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A 21-year-old man had been gunned down there. He was the 32nd person shot -- and the sixth killed -- over the weekend. In all, 10 were shot between Sunday afternoon and early Monday morning, nine more on Saturday night and another 13 on Friday night.

At least 135 more people have been shot in Chicago so far this year than last year, according to data analyzed by the Chicago Tribune. There have been 1,419 people shot in Chicago through this past weekend compared with 1,284 during the same time last year.

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The 21-year-old was in a white car that was driving in the 2400 block of South Sawyer Avenue about 4:30 a.m. Monday when someone opened fire.

The man's friend drove him to Mount Sinai Hospital, where police draped yellow tape around the car that blocked the ambulance bay. Two officers sat in an SUV behind the car and a police wagon sat parked outside the emergency room parking lot.

No one was in custody Monday morning, police said.
Other shootings Sunday:

• A 19-year-old man was shot and killed shortly before 5:30 p.m. Sunday in the 8300 block of South Baker Avenue in the South Chicago neighborhood, police said.

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The man suffered a gunshot wound to the chest and was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner's office.

He was identified Sunday evening as Pierre M. Dobyne, of the 3300 block of South Archer Avenue. Preliminary information indicated the shooting may have been a drive-by.

• About two hours earlier Sunday, a 15-year-old boy and a 24-year-old man were shot about 3:20 p.m. in the 7300 block of South Vernon Avenue in the Grand Crossing neighborhood.

Officer Bari Lemmon, a spokeswoman for the Chicago Police Department, said both were taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center, the boy in critical condition.
• About the same time, a 21-year-old was shot in the 6900 block of King Drive in the same neighborhood. The man walked into St. Bernard Hospital and told authorities he was shot by someone in a light blue car. Police said the man was being uncooperative.
• A 15-year-old boy was shot in the foot about 9:15 p.m. Sunday in the 3000 block of West 40th Place in the Brighton Park neighborhood, police said. His condition was stabilized at Mount Sinai Hospital.


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Police said two people shouted gang slogans at the boy before firing. They fled into an alley and then into a dark SUV that drove east, police said.
• Someone shot a 17-year-old girl in the West Humboldt Park neighborhood about 10:10 p.m., according to police. The shooting happened in the 4000 block of West Potomac Avenue. She was standing with a small group when two shooters fired toward them, police said.
The girl was hit in the right thigh and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in stable condition.
• A 23-year-old man was in serious condition after someone shot him in the face and shoulder in the Grand Crossing neighborhood, police said. The attack happened about 10:40 p.m. Sunday in the 400 block of East 71st Street, and the man was taken to Stroger Hospital.
Someone in a dark sedan opened fire toward the man as he walked down the street. The shooter fled west, police said.
• A 30-year-old man was grazed in the back and drove himself to Norwegian American Hospital about 11:10 p.m. The man was wounded in the 900 block of North Monticello Avenue in the Humboldt Park neighborhood. He was listed in good condition, police said.
• A 24-year-old man was shot in the left thigh just after midnight early Monday morning in the 2400 block of North Luna Avenue in the Cragin neighborhood, police said. He was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in stable condition.

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