June 16, 2022
Man Critically Injured in Heart of Italy Shooting Chicago 2355 S Western Ave.
Police are searching for a suspect in a gray car who fled eastbound on West 23rd Place.
Police stated that the man sustained gunshot wounds along the side of his body.
Officers advise that the victim is in a critical condition.
Search for Shooter’s Gray Vehicle in North Austin Chicago W Kamerling Ave.
More News: 5 Dead, at Least 4 Others wounded in Wednesday Shootings Across City
Chicago police say that five people have been killed, four of them within a four-hour span, and four others have been hurt in shootings across the city on Wednesday.
The first fatal shooting of the day occurred in the 2500 block of East 79th Street at approximately 1:12 a.m., according to police.
Authorities say a 25-year-old man was standing outside when a person fired multiple rounds at him, striking him in the neck and multiple times in the body.
The man was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
Chicago police say that four other victims were killed in shootings that occurred within a four-hour span on Wednesday afternoon.
The first of those occurred in the first block of West 79th Street at approximately 3:30 p.m., when a 46-year-old man was shot in the chest near the entrance doors to the CTA’s Red Line stop.
The man was taken to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Just before 6 p.m. in the 7700 block of South Union, a man was standing near a sidewalk when he was struck in the head by gunfire, police said.
Chicago police say that four other victims were killed in shootings that occurred within a four-hour span on Wednesday afternoon.
The first of those occurred in the first block of West 79th Street at approximately 3:30 p.m., when a 46-year-old man was shot in the chest near the entrance doors to the CTA’s Red Line stop.
The man was taken to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Just before 6 p.m. in the 7700 block of South Union, a man was standing near a sidewalk when he was struck in the head by gunfire, police said.
