6 dead, at least 6 wounded in Chicago shootings
CHICAGO – Six people, including a 2-year-old boy and his uncle, were killed and at least six other people were wounded in shootings across Chicago during an 18-hour period from Tuesday morning to Wednesday.
The man, the 2-year-old boy and a 20-year-old woman were shot about 1:30 p.m. in an alley in the Lawndale neighborhood.
In the most recent homicide, a 25-year-old man was shot to death about 3:45 a.m. Wednesday while he was driving on Lake Shore Drive, police said.
The man, who was driving a silver Lexus when another car pulled up next to him and opened fire, striking him multiple times. The 25-year-old crashed into the center median. He was taken to Illinois Masonic Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
Two other people who were in Lexus were not injured.
Earlier Tuesday and minutes after the triple shooting, police were sent to the 3400 block of West Walnut Street and North Homan Avenue, where one man was fatally shot. The 62-year-old man suffered multiple gunshot wounds about 2:40 p.m. and was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
About 11:55 a.m., a 23-year-old man was fatally shot in the South Shore neighborhood, according to police. He was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in critical condition with a gunshot wound to the chest and later pronounced dead.
The man went into a store on 71st Street and was followed inside by another person, who fired shots at the man, killing him, said Officer Thomas Sweeney, a police spokesman.
The man was identified as James Johnson, 23, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. He was pronounced dead at 12:38 p.m.
About 9:30 a.m., a 30-year-old man was fatally shot in the chest, according to police. He was dead on arrival at Mount Sinai Hospital, according to police.
The man was a passenger in a car when another vehicle pulled up and someone fired shots, hitting the man, according to police. The driver of the car then drove to Mount Sinai instead of calling an ambulance. The 30-year-old was pronounced dead at 9:53 a.m., according to the medical examiner’s office, which was not yet releasing information on his identity.