Chicago – With gun control & the second amendment the number one topic with the Biden administration the holiday weekend in Chicago doesn’t help.
At least 38 have been shot, six fatally, Memorial Day weekend across Chicago since Friday evening, according to CPD.
Police said two people, a man and a woman, were shot in River North near West Chicago Avenue and North Orleans Street early Monday. It appears the woman was shot in the leg and the man appears to be shot in the back.
A man was shot during an attempted robbery and a woman shot driving minutes apart early Monday on the South Side.
The man, 32, was outside in the 5000 block of South Martin Luther King Drive just after midnight when he was approached by an armed suspect who demanded his bag, Chicago police said. He refused to give is bag up and was shot in the thigh, officials said.
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He was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in fair condition, police said.
Around the same time, less than half a mile away, a 40-year-old woman was driving in the 5100 block of South Prairie Avenue when someone in a moving car opened fire, police said.
She was taken to the same hospital in critical condition with two gunshot wounds to the head, officials said.
No one from either incident was in custody.
Late Sunday night, a 20-year-old woman was seriously injured in River North when she was sitting in a parked car with a man in the 500 block of West Erie Street at around 10:00 p.m.
Police said four people approached them and one of the suspects ran into the vehicle, punching the man in the face.
As the suspects walked away, one pulled out a gun and started shooting.
The woman was struck in the back and taken to Northwestern Hospital in serious condition. The man was not shot and is expected to be ok.
A man was in custody after another man was shot and critically wounded Sunday night during an argument in Logan Square on the Northwest Side.
The man, 37, was arguing with a 39-year-old suspect in the 1800 block of North Kimball Avenue about 10:30 p.m. when the older man opened fire, striking the younger man in the eye, Chicago police said.
He was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was listed in critical condition, officials said. A weapon was recovered at the scene.
A person was wounded in a shooting Sunday night on the Dan Ryan Expressway at 71st Street, according to Illinois state police.
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Troopers responding to the shooting found a person shot on the inbound lanes about 10:45 p.m., state police said.
The person was taken to an area hospital with injuries not considered life threatening, officials said. No other information was immediately available.
State police asked anyone who witnessed the shooting or has any knowledge of the incident to contact officials by phone at 847-294-4400.
Witnesses can remain anonymous
