10 people have been shot, two fatally, in shootings across Chicago
A man was shot to death in a South Side parking lot on Friday evening, Chicago police said.
Police said the shooting happened in the West Chatham neighborhood’s 0-100-block of West 79th Street just before 7 p.m.
Two people approached a 26-year-old man in a parking lot, took out guns and fired shots, police said.
The victim, shot in the head and shoulder, was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
There is no one in custody, and area detectives are investigating.
Police did not immediately provide further information about the shooting.
Hours later, two men were shot and seriously injured inside a vehicle on Chicago’s West Side, police said.
Police said officers responded to a call about a shooting in the West Garfield Park neighborhood’s 4600-block of West Lake Street around 9:45 p.m.
The men, 33 and 35 years old, were sitting in a vehicle when a dark-colored sedan approached them, police said. That’s when someone inside took out a gun and opened fire.
Police said both men were shot in the body multiple times.
The 35-year-old was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital in critical condition. The 33-year-old was transported to the same hospital in serious condition.
There is no one in custody, and Area Four detectives are investigating.
Police did not immediately provide further information about the shooting.
Minutes later, a man was found shot to death inside a vehicle on Chicago’s Far South Side, police said.
Police said the 23-year-old man was found with a gunshot wound to the head in the East Side neighborhood’s 11300-block of South Avenue G just before 10 p.m.
The victim was transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
- Chicago saw a decline in shooting incidents and victims in 2024 compared to previous years, continuing a downward trend from the peak around the pandemic.
- May 2024:
- 230 shooting incidents were recorded in May 2024.
- 296 individuals were victims of shootings during the same period.
- Summer 2024:
- 2024 experienced the smallest increase in gun violence victimizations between May and August since 2018, according to the Gun Violence Archive.
- May 2025:
- Chicago Police Department officers shot 12 people in the first five months of 2025, resulting in 6 fatalities, matching the total for all of 2024. This includes 6 people shot and 2 killed in May 2025 alone.
