2 People Killed by Gunfire Over Weekend Across Chicago: Police

(Michael Izquierdo / WTTW News)(Michael Izquierdo / WTTW News)

Two people were killed in separate shootings over the weekend in Chicago.

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According to Chicago Police Department data, 13 people were shot across the city between 6 p.m. Friday and 11:59 p.m. Sunday.

Officers responding to the 8500 block of South Vincennes Avenue just before 3 a.m. Saturday morning located an unresponsive 28-year-old man. He had been shot once in the chest and was pronounced dead on scene. Police said a handgun was found next to the victim.

A 45-year-old man died after crashing his vehicle into a fence and tree in the 6900 block of South Parnell Avenue just after midnight Sunday morning. Police discovered the man had been shot in the chest. He was hospitalized in critical condition, but later died of his injuries.

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