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Nine men and two women were wounded in West Side and South Side shootings Tuesday, according to Chicago police.
In the latest incident, a 30-year-old man was taken to St. Mary's Hospital after being shot in the leg around 8:15 p.m. in the 1200 block of North Maplewood Avenue in the Humboldt Park neighborhood, police said. The man's condition was not immediately available.
About 7 p.m., a 19-year-old man was wounded in the Brainerd neighborhood on the South Side, said Officer Ron Gaines, a police spokesman.
The man was outside in the 800 block of West 95 Street when he heard gunshots and realized he was struck in the ankle, Gaines said.
The man was taken to Little Company of Mary Hospital, where he was listed in good condition, Gaines said.
Earlier, three people, including a woman, were wounded around 6:15 p.m. in the 1600 block of West 53rd Street in the Back of the Yards neighborhood, said Officer Veejay Zala, a police spokesman.
An 18-year-old man and a 21-year-old woman suffered gunshot wounds to their legs, and a 19-year-old man suffered a graze wound to his head, Zala said. All three were taken to Stroger Hospital, where their conditions had stabilized, police said.
Earlier, someone shot two men, 24 and 23, in the Englewood neighborhood about 4:50 p.m. The two were in a vehicle in the 6600 block of South May Street when someone on foot approached from a nearby alley and opened fire, police said.
The older man was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn with a leg wound, and the younger man refused medical treatment for a gunshot wound to his arm. The shooter fled north on Aberdeen Street in a brown and white van, police said.
Earlier, a 22-year-old woman was shot at 1:34 p.m. in the 11300 block of South Prairie Avenue in the Roseland neighborhood, police said. The woman was shot in the hand as she sat in a parked vehicle and a male approached her and began firing, police said. A family member of the woman drove her to Roseland Hospital, where she was listed in good condition, police said.
About 11:10 a.m., someone shot a 33-year-old man in the back in the 3900 block of West Grand Avenue. The man, who is a gang member and convicted felon, was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where his condition had stabilized, police said.
Another man, 24, was shot in the Humboldt Park neighborhood about 9:15 a.m. He was in the 1100 block of North Pulaski Road when two people walked up and someone shot him. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital with a gunshot wound to his foot.
Someone shot a 28-year-old man in the Austin neighborhood about 8 a.m. The man was on a sidewalk in the 300 block of South Cicero Avenue when someone fired shots toward him and fled north through a nearby alley, police said. The 28-year-old is in critical condition at Mount Sinai Hospital with a head wound.
No one is in custody for the shootings, and detectives are investigating.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-shooting-chicago-20151208-story.html
But on a good note, Chicago has the toughest gun laws in the nation, and they work....right??
In the latest incident, a 30-year-old man was taken to St. Mary's Hospital after being shot in the leg around 8:15 p.m. in the 1200 block of North Maplewood Avenue in the Humboldt Park neighborhood, police said. The man's condition was not immediately available.
About 7 p.m., a 19-year-old man was wounded in the Brainerd neighborhood on the South Side, said Officer Ron Gaines, a police spokesman.
The man was outside in the 800 block of West 95 Street when he heard gunshots and realized he was struck in the ankle, Gaines said.
The man was taken to Little Company of Mary Hospital, where he was listed in good condition, Gaines said.
Earlier, three people, including a woman, were wounded around 6:15 p.m. in the 1600 block of West 53rd Street in the Back of the Yards neighborhood, said Officer Veejay Zala, a police spokesman.
An 18-year-old man and a 21-year-old woman suffered gunshot wounds to their legs, and a 19-year-old man suffered a graze wound to his head, Zala said. All three were taken to Stroger Hospital, where their conditions had stabilized, police said.
Earlier, someone shot two men, 24 and 23, in the Englewood neighborhood about 4:50 p.m. The two were in a vehicle in the 6600 block of South May Street when someone on foot approached from a nearby alley and opened fire, police said.
The older man was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn with a leg wound, and the younger man refused medical treatment for a gunshot wound to his arm. The shooter fled north on Aberdeen Street in a brown and white van, police said.
Earlier, a 22-year-old woman was shot at 1:34 p.m. in the 11300 block of South Prairie Avenue in the Roseland neighborhood, police said. The woman was shot in the hand as she sat in a parked vehicle and a male approached her and began firing, police said. A family member of the woman drove her to Roseland Hospital, where she was listed in good condition, police said.
About 11:10 a.m., someone shot a 33-year-old man in the back in the 3900 block of West Grand Avenue. The man, who is a gang member and convicted felon, was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where his condition had stabilized, police said.
Another man, 24, was shot in the Humboldt Park neighborhood about 9:15 a.m. He was in the 1100 block of North Pulaski Road when two people walked up and someone shot him. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital with a gunshot wound to his foot.
Someone shot a 28-year-old man in the Austin neighborhood about 8 a.m. The man was on a sidewalk in the 300 block of South Cicero Avenue when someone fired shots toward him and fled north through a nearby alley, police said. The 28-year-old is in critical condition at Mount Sinai Hospital with a head wound.
No one is in custody for the shootings, and detectives are investigating.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-shooting-chicago-20151208-story.html
But on a good note, Chicago has the toughest gun laws in the nation, and they work....right??
