Two teens shot by police on Far South Side

Two 15-year-old boys were shot by police Sunday evening in the Princeton Park neighborhood.
Patrick Camden, a spokesman for the Fraternal Order of Police union that represents rank-and-file officers, said the shooting happened when the driver of a car police had stopped tried to pull away, dragging a passenger that tried to escape the back seat.
Police suspected the car was stolen and stopped it about 5 p.m. Sunday near 95th and LaSalle streets.
"All of a sudden you have a passenger in the driver's back seat trying to get out, driver puts the vehicle in reverse, it's now heading toward officers that were approaching it. (The driver) puts it in drive, dragging the passenger in back seat. Officers open fire at that point, worried about the safety of the individual trying to get out of the car," Camden said.
One officer fired the shots, Camden said.
A statement released by the police department's Office of News Affairs said the car's driver fled on foot and someone else jumped in the driver's seat and put the car into reverse. The officer then opened fire, the statement said.
 There was no indication that any officers were injured in the shooting.
Two 15-year-old boys were taken with gunshot wounds to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, said Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford.
One of those shot was in serious-to-critical condition, but both were expected to survive.
Camden said a replica weapon was found in the car but that there was no exchange of gunfire. The statement from News Affairs said a weapon was recovered.

Shootings in Chicago August 17, 18, 2013

26-year-old man shot in Austin

A man was shot about 1 a.m. in the 5000 block of West Superior Street in the South Austin neighborhood on the West Side. The 26-year-old was standing in a group and told police he heard shots and felt pain. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in good condition

24-year-old man  shot in Heart of Chicago

At about 3:45 a.m. a 24-year-old man was shot in the leg while he stood with a group of people outside a home in the 1700 block of West 19th Street in the Heart of Chicago neighborhood on the South Side. He was taken to John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital

14 year old boy shot in Lawndale

A  boy in his teens was shot about 5 a.m. Saturday in the 4000 block of West Grenshaw Street in the Lawndale neighborhood on the West Side. He was hit in the hand and foot and is in stable condition at Mount Sinai Hospital

17-year-old boy and 18-year-old man shot in  Little Village

A 17-year-old boy walked up to an 18-year-old man with a shotgun Friday night in the Little Village neighborhood, pointed the weapon toward his face and squeezed the trigger.
Within minutes, someone else who had seen the shooting shot the 17-year-old in the head and both young men shot are in critical condition at Mount Sinai Hospital.
Police said the two were found lying near each other in the 2600 block of South Ridgeway Avenue about 10:10 p.m. Both identify with conflicting gangs and were shot on a street painted with graffiti from those gangs, which use Ridgeway as a border.

19-year-old man shot in Austin

The latest shooting happened about 1 p.m. near the intersection of North and Leamington avenues in the city's North Austin neighborhood.
Preliminary reports said a 19-year-old man suffered wounds to his chest, arm and foot. He was taken to Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood in serious condition

17 year old shot in Brainerd

Shortly after 12 p.m., paramedics responded to a shooting on the 9100 block South Elizabeth Street at Brainerd Park in the Brainerd neighborhood.
Paramedics transported a teen in serious-to-critical condition with multiple gunshot wounds to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn.
Chicago Police Department News Affairs said the shooting happened on the 1200 block of West 91st Street and said the victim suffered multiple gunshot wounds to his body.

36-year-old man shot in Princeton Park

At about 2:10 a.m. a 36-year-old man was shot in the 200 block of West 94th Street in the Princeton Park neighborhood on the South Side. He was shot multiple times and was taken in critical condition to Advocate Christ Medical Center.

46 year old man shot in Humboldt Park

A man, 46, was shot about 2:09 a.m. in the 1100 block of North Kildare Avenue in the West Humboldt Park neighborhood. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, Gaines said. The man, who suffered a wound to his right forearm and a graze wound to his buttocks, told police he had been shot in a crossfire while sitting in a car. He then tried to drive away from the scene in the car, but it ran out of gas at Division Street and Karlov Avenue and he called police. Bullets from the shooting also damaged a house in that area

Three men shot in Lawndale

Three men were listed in critical condition after being shot about 12:45 a.m. in the 1200 block of South Lawndale Avenue in the Lawndale neighborhood. One was shot in the stomach, one in the back and one in the thigh and hand. Two 29-year-old men were being treated at Mount Sinai; a 24-year-old man was being treated at Stroger hospital.

2 men 18 and 30 shot in West Pullman

In  the 500 block of West 115th Street about 11:15 p.m. Saturday, two men, 18 and 30, were shot in the back as they rode bicycles. They told police they heard shots and felt pain and were taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in critical condition

Man shot in West Ridge

A man was shot about 10 p.m. in the 6000 block of North Sacramento Avenue. He made it to a Walgreens near Lincoln Avenue and Peterson Avenue and collapsed there, where authorities found him. He was shot in the side and was taken to St. Francis Hospital in Evanston in serious condition.

26-year-old man shot in Humboldt Park

At about 4:15 a.m. Sunday, a 26-year-old man showed up at Norwegian-American Hospital for treatment of a gunshot wound to his right thigh which he said happened in the 1500 block of North Talman Avenue in the city’s Humboldt Park neighborhood. No one is in custody for the shooting and the 26-year-old was not cooperating with detectives.

44-year-old man shot in Hegewich

A 44-year-old man was shot about 1:30 a.m. in the 2500 block of East 122nd Street on the Far South Side. The man was taken to Advocate Trinity Hospital, where he was listed in good condition.

 23-year-old woman shot in Austin

At about 12 a.m., a 23-year-old woman was shot in the back in the 1100 block of North Mason Avenue in the South Austin neighborhood on the West Side, police said. The woman was struck in the back and taken to John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, where she was listed in good condition

Wounded teens found in restaurant parking lot

A shooting this afternoon in the city’s Princeton Park neighborhood sent two people in their late teens to a hospital.
Someone shot the man and woman, who appeared to be about 19, about 3:30 p.m. in the 9300 block of South Stewart Avenue
Paramedics went to the Stewart address but found the two victims, both their late teens, in a parking lot of a nearby McDonald’s restaurant.
The woman had two gunshot wounds to the leg while her companion was shot once in the buttocks.

Man shot dead in Princeton Park

At about 10:15 p.m., someone shot a 27-year-old man multiple times as he walked down the sidewalk with a female friend in the Princeton Park neighborhood.
Deandre Calahan, of the 8600 block of South Kimbark Avenue, died on the scene.

Man dies after being run over by car

A 26-year-old man died four days after someone ran him down with a car in the Princeton Park neighborhood on the South Side.
Andrew Prather died at 4:30 p.m. at Advocate Christ Medical Center, a spokesman for the Cook County medical examiner's office said. He was struck on April 21 about 1:50 p.m. in the 100 block of West 91st Street.
Two groups of people were involved in an "altercation" and someone intentionally ran Prather over. He had been taken to Christ hospital in serious-to-critical condition
Prather lived in the 8700 block of South Burley Avenue in the South Chicago neighborhood.

South Side man charged in murder of cab driver

South Side man has been charged in the death of a cab driver who was shot during a robbery last week.
Eric Taylor, 28, of the 8500 block of South Parnell Avenue, was "identified as an offender" in the shooting of Edwin Obazuaye near the intersection of 91st and Lafayette streets. He is charged with first-degree murder and armed robbery
Police said Obazuaye picked up Taylor and another man in the block where Taylor lived around 5:45 p.m. on March 14.
The pair robbed Obazuaye of his cell phone after shooting him. Obazuaye suffered a gunshot wound to the back and a graze wound to the head, and died four days after the shooting.

Cab driver dies following South Side shooting

A 48-year-old cab driver died Monday evening after being shot last week during a robbery in the South Side's Princeton Park neighborhood.
Shortly before 5:45 p.m. on March 14, the man picked up two passengers in the 8500 block of South Parnell Avenue.
The two male passengers announced a robbery, and shots rang out soon after near the intersection of West 91st Street and South Lafayette Avenue.
The two robbers fled the cab with the driver's cell phone, leaving the man bleeding from a gunshot wound to the back and a graze wound to the head

40 year old shot in Princeton Park

A 40-year-old man was seriously wounded this evening in a shooting on the Far South Side in the city's Princeton Park neighborhood.
The shooting happened about 5:46 p.m. on the 0-100 block of West 91st Street.
The man suffered a wound to his back and a graze wound to the head.
The man was taken in serious-to-critical condition to Advocate Christ Medical Center

Shooting in Chicago 3- 13 & 14- 2013

36 year old man shot in Lawndale

About 10:30 p.m. a 36-year-old man driving on Roosevelt Road near Kolin Avenue in the Lawndale neighborhood was shot in the head.
He drove to Mount Sinai Hospital and was treated there for graze wounds

27 year old man shot in Princeton Park

Someone shot a 27-year-old man standing on a sidewalk in the 9200 block of South LaSalle Street in the Princeton Park neighborhood about 4:30 a.m. Thursday.
The man was taken to Little Company of Mary Hospital with a gunshot wound to the thigh.

Fetus found in trash can on Far South Side

The body of a fetus was found this morning in a trash can on the Far South Side in the city's Princeton Park neighborhood.
The fetus was discovered about 9 a.m. in a garbage can located on the 200 block of West 94th Street.
The cause of death was pending an autopsy scheduled for Friday

68-year-old man shot dead during home invasion

The most recent homicide happened about 11 p.m. A 68-year-old man was shot and killed during a home invasion at his South Side residence Sunday night.
At least one gunman broke into the home in the 9400 block of South LaSalle Street and shot the man in his torso. Police responded there for a call of a person shot and found the man unresponsive.
Police said the victim, whose identity wasn't readily available, recently put up a fence outside his home because he was fed up with drug dealers in the neighborhood selling dope on or near his property. Police are looking into whether one of them was involved in his death.

21-year-old man shot in Princeton Park

A 21-year-old man was shot in the abdomen on the 9400 block of South Harvard Avenue at 10:02 p.m..
He was standing on the street when he was shot and taken toJohn H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook Countyin critical condition