Crime & Law
2 Killed by Gunfire in Chicago Over First Weekend of New Year: Police
(Michael Izquierdo / WTTW News)
Two people were killed by gunfire across Chicago over the first weekend of the new year.
According to the Chicago Police Department, seven people were shot in seven separate shooting incidents between Friday and Sunday evenings. Of those victims, two were killed while another person was killed as a result of blunt force trauma.
A 30-year-old man was killed in the 5200 block of West Washington Boulevard at around 11:45 a.m. Saturday. He was sitting inside a vehicle when someone from another vehicle exited and fired shots, striking the victim multiple times in the head and body.
An unknown man was fatally shot in the 900 block of East 81st Street just after 6 p.m. Saturday. Police said he was shot multiple times while standing outside on a sidewalk in that area. He was later pronounced dead at a local hospital.
A third man was also killed early Monday morning in the 2100 block of West Gladys Avenue. That victim, a 32-year-old man, was found unresponsive on a sidewalk at around 3:15 a.m. with a gunshot wound to the shoulder and a laceration to the temple. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
