At least 28 people have been shot, six fatally, across Chicago since including River North
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At least 28 people have been shot, six fatally, across Chicago since the start of the long holiday weekend Wednesday, according to Chicago police.
Early Sunday a shooting in River North left one man dead and three others in critical condition.
The victims were getting into a green Lamborghini around 2:35 a.m. in the 400 block of North La Salle Drive when four gunmen walked up and opened fire, according to police.
The four shooting victims were taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital. A 34-year-old man was shot several times and pronounced dead. The other three were all in critical condition: a 36-year-old man shot in the chest, a 43-year-old man shot in the back and a 35-year-old man shot multiple times, according to police.
No one has been arrested, police said.
The long holiday weekend violence started in Englewood on Christmas Eve when four men were shot around 12:04 a.m. in the 7000 block of South Halsted Street. Two men approached the group and opened fire, according to police.
One man was shot in the head and pronounced dead at the scene, police said. A 27-year-old man was shot in the right leg and taken to University of Chicago Medical Center in good condition. A 38-year-old man was grazed by a bullet to his right arm. A 33-year-old man was grazed by a bullet on his right forearm, police said.
On Christmas, a 32-year-old man was cleaning his gun inside an Albany Park home when the gun went off and struck a 20-year-old man in his hand, according to police. The incident happened just before noon in the 3700 block of West Agatite Avenue.
A 17-year-old was seriously hurt in an alley shooting in Chicago’s Southwest Side, police said.
The 20-year-old was taken to Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital in good condition. The 32-year-old man is a valid FOID holder, police said. No one was arrested.
Later that day, a man was found shot in the back and right armpit around 10 p.m. near the 7400 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue in Greater Grand Crossing, according to police. He was pronounced dead at a hospital.
