May 15, 2022- 9:27 a.m.
About 7:25 p.m. Friday, a second teen boy, 17, was near the sidewalk in the 6900 block of South Ada Street when someone fired shots, police said. He suffered gunshot wounds in the chest and armpit area, police said.
He was transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
At least five other teenagers were wounded in shootings across Chicago since Friday evening. Three of the five were wounded within an hour early Sunday morning.
A 13-year-old boy was shot Sunday morning in South Shore on the Far South Side. The teen was standing on a sidewalk with a group of people in the 7800 block of South Essex Avenue about 1:45 a.m. when someone opened fire, striking him in the buttocks, Chicago police said.
He was taken to Comer Children’s Hospital, where he was in fair condition, police said.
Two teens were among at least five people killed and 23 others were wounded in shootings across Chicago since Friday, 5 p.m.
Two people were taken into custody for questioning after a 16-year-old boy was fatally shot Saturday night at Millennium Park in the Loop.
Seandell Holliday was standing by ‘The Bean’ statue about 7:30 p.m. in the 200 block of East Randolph Street when he was shot in the chest, Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.
Paramedics took him to Lurie Children’s Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot released a statement on the shooting and says additional measures will take place.
“Earlier this evening, a 16-year-old was tragically killed near Millennium Park. This senseless loss of life is utterly unacceptable. Tonight, a mother is grief-stricken, mourning the loss of her child and searching for answers. My heart is breaking for the mother as she grieves this unspeakable loss.
Of course, young people are welcome everywhere in our city, but community norms require respect for each other, people’s property, and the sanctity of life. Anything less simply will not be tolerated. We must also have zero tolerance for young people carrying firearms or settling petty disputes with acts of violence.
We all must condemn this behavior in the strongest terms possible and continue to take action against anyone who violates these basic community norms.
I continue to call upon parents and guardians to step up, to ensure that your children understand basic values of respect, and that you take responsibility for knowing at all times where your children are and who they are with.
Other weekend attacks
- A man was fatally shot in Douglas Park on the West Side after a vehicle crash. Two men, both 40, were involved in a crash with another car in the 1200 block of South California Avenue about 11:30 p.m. when someone left the car and opened fire, striking them both, police said. One of the men was shot in the chest and abdomen and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said. The other man was shot in the side of the body and was taken to Stroger Hospital in fair condition.
- A man was shot to death Saturday in a Washington Park home, police say. The 19-year-old was inside the home about 5:35 p.m. in the 5700 block of South Indiana Avenue when someone fired shots, police said. He was taken to the University of Chicago with a gunshot wound to the head, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
- A man was fatally shot Saturday afternoon in West Englewood on the South Side. The man, 34, was near the sidewalk about 4:35 p.m. in the 6500 block of South Ashland Avenue when someone opened fire, police said. He suffered multiple gunshot wounds in the body and was taken to the University of Chicago, where he was pronounced dead, police said. His name hasn’t been released.
- Two people were wounded in a shooting Saturday night hours after a teen was shot and killed near “The Bean” in the Loop. Two men were among a group of people walking in the 300 block of South State Street about 11:40 p.m. when two male juveniles started shooting at the group, police said. One man, believed to be between 18 and 20, was shot in the neck and chest and taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in critical condition, police said. The other man, 18, was shot in the left hand and taken to Stroger Hospital in good condition, officials said.
Writers Note: Chicago saw a homicide total lower in 2020 of 770, a tragic jump over the 496 from 2019.
The spike in violent crime that has plagued Chicago since 2016 has even more gravity when viewed in comparison with six decades of homicides in Chicago.
