May 1, 2022- 9:47 a.m.
At least 21 people have been shot, seven fatally, in weekend violence across Chicago, police said.
A person was found shot to death early Sunday morning inside a Streeterville business, according to Chicago police.
The male, whose age wasn’t immediately known, was found unresponsive with gunshot wounds throughout his body in the 200 block of East Walton Place about 5:00 a.m., police said.Â
A 16-year-old boy was shot and critically wounded Sunday morning in an Albany Park drive-by on the Northwest Side.
The teen was a passenger in a car about 2:20 a.m. in the 4400 block of North Central Park Avenue when a dark SUV pulled up and someone inside opened fire, striking him in the left side of the face, Chicago police said.
He was taken to St. Francis Hospital, where he was listed in critical condition, officials said.
A 34-year-old man was walking on the sidewalk in Englewood’s 300 block of West 64th Street at about 1:20 a.m. when he heard shots and felt pain, but did not see anyone shooting.
Victim sustained a gunshot wound to the upper right thigh and walked into St Bernard hospital and is in critical condition. No one was in custody and Area One detectives are investigating.
Minutes earlier, a 35-year-old man was entering his vehicle in the Near South Side’s 100 block of East 23rd Street at about 1:03 a.m. when an unknown vehicle attempted to block him in.
A male offender then exited the vehicle and produced a handgun while demanding the victim’s vehicle.
Gun fire was exchanged and the offender then fled the scene in unknown direction.
Victim sustained a graze wound to the left foot and was transported to Stroger in good condition. No one was in custody and area detectives continued to investigate the incident.
