May 30 2021- 8:15 p.m.
CHICAGO — Fifteen people have been wounded, two fatally in shootings across Chicago since Friday night.
A man was wounded in a shooting on Lake Shore Drive early Sunday in the Near South Side.
The 20-year-old was traveling south about 12:30 a.m. in the 1200 block of South Lake Shore Drive when he head shots and felt pain, Chicago police and Chicago Fire officials said.
He was shot in the face and was transported to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where his condition was stable, police said.
Three evidence markers were placed in the roadway as officers investigated. At least one shell casing was recovered.
All southbound lanes on Lake Shore Drive near Roosevelt Road were closed to traffic.
In the most recent fatal attack, a 29-year-old man was killed Saturday night in a shooting in Logan Square on the Northwest Side.
The man was on the sidewalk about 9 p.m. when someone got out of a vehicle in the 3700 block of West McLean Avenue and began shooting, according to Chicago Police.
He was struck in the arm and leg and taken to Illinois Masonic Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, police said. His name hasn’t been released.
The shooting happened in front of an apartment complex located in the middle of the residential street. At least four shell casings could be seen inside an area police taped off, which stretched for half a block.
Hours earlier, a 26-year-old man was fatally shot while driving in Lawndale on the West Side.
About 2:15 p.m., he was driving east on Ogden Avenue, when he was shot in the face and chest, police said. The vehicle he was driving came to a rest after striking a light pole in the 3100 block West Ogden Avenue.
He was brought to Mt. Sinai Hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said. He has not been identified.
A 12-year-old boy was grazed by a bullet early Saturday in Great Crossing on the South Side.
The boy was with a group of people about 1 a.m. when someone inside a black Dodge Charger fired shots in the 7100 block of South Dobson Avenue, police said.
A bullet grazed his leg and he was taken to Comer Children’s Hospital in good condition, police said. He may not have been the intended target, according to police.
Also Saturday, a 40-year-old man was wounded in a drive-by shooting in the Brighton Park neighborhood.
The man was standing outside just after midnight in the 3300 block of West 47th Street when a pick up truck drove by and a male from inside fired shots, police said.
He suffered two gunshot wounds to the back and was taken to Mount Sinai in good condition, police said.
The gunman is about 27 to 29 years old, according to police.
On Friday, a ride-share driver was grazed by a bullet during a struggle with a person who tried to rob him in Bronzeville.
About 6:55 p.m., the driver was in the 4000 block of South Wabash Avenue when a male got into the back seat of the car, pulled out a gun and demanded the 42-year-old get out of the vehicle, police said.
The two struggled over the gun, causing it to discharge, police said. The man was grazed in the abdomen and the attacker fled the scene.
The man was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in good condition, police said.
At least seven others were wounded in citywide gun violence since 5 p.m. Friday.
