July 4, 2021- 11:03 a.m.
In the latest fatal shooting, a man was killed Sunday morning in Old Town on the North Side.
Ten people have been killed and at least 28 others wounded since Friday night in shootings across Chicago.
Just after 6 a.m., the man was walking across the street in the 200 block of West Division Street when someone approached him and the two exchanged words, Chicago police said.
The other person then began firing several shots towards the man, striking him in the torso, police said.
He was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital where he later died, police said. He has not yet been identified.
A 19-year-old man was killed while riding in a vehicle late Saturday on the Near West Side.
Just after 11 p.m., the teen was riding as a passenger in a vehicle in the 2600 block of West Van Buren Street when someone fired several shots, police said.
Just after 11 p.m., the teen was riding as a passenger in a vehicle in the 2600 block of West Van Buren Street when someone fired several shots, police said.
The 23-year-old was walking about 9:35 p.m. in the 6200 block of South Eberhart Avenue when someone fired shots, police said.
He was struck in the shoulder and collapsed to the ground, police said. He was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
The Cook County medical examiner’s office identified him as Walter D. Seamster.
A man was killed and two others wounded in a shooting Saturday evening in Little Village on the Southwest Side.
Two other men, 32 and 27, were struck in the arm and taken to the same hospital, where they were listed in good condition, police said.
A man was killed while riding in a car early Saturday in Lawndale on the West Side.About 4:40 a.m., the 39-year-old was traveling in the back seat of a vehicle in the 4400 block of West Cermak Road when the rear window was shattered, according to police.
He suffered a gunshot wound to the back of the head and was pronounced dead at Stroger Hospital, police said.
Earlier Saturday, a 19-year-old man was found shot to death early Saturday in Belmont Cragin on the Northwest Side.
Friday night, a 40-year-old man was fatally shot during an altercation in an Englewood apartment after he was playing music and a neighbor made several noise complaints, police said.
About 11:20 p.m., the man was playing music in his apartment in the 7400 block of South Emerald Avenue when a neighbor in the building made several noise complaints, police said.
The man then came to the front door of his apartment and began arguing with a person who shot him several times in the torso, police said. The person fled and the man was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
A 51-year-old man suffered three gunshot wounds to the leg and taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition, police said.
A 50-year-old man was struck in the buttocks and taken to the same hospital in good condition, police said.
Another man, 49, suffered three gunshot wounds to the body and was transported to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn where his condition was stabilized, police said.
The fourth victim, a 40-year-old man, suffered a gunshot wound to the shoulder and was taken to the same hospital where his condition was also stabilized, police said.
At least 22 other people were wounded in shootings citywide since 5 p.m. Friday.
Gun violence deaths were not the only record-breaker for the year. Cook County also recorded a total of 16,049 deaths in 2020, which was also a record.
