Boy, 13, shot dead while playing basketball

Darius Brown was playing at Metcalfe Park in the Bronzeville neighborhood on the South Side at about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday when a shot from a passing car hit him in the neck. He died hours later at Comer Children's Hospital.
Police say they don't believe Darius was the intended target. No arrests have been made and police said they do not have a description of the car.
This is at least the second time in a month that violence has claimed an innocent life in Bronzeville.
In July, barbecue restaurant cook Joshua Hudgins was taking a cigarette break when he was hit in the chest in a drive-by shooting -- just a block east from the park where Darius was killed. Police said they did not believe Hudgins was the target. His killer hasn't been caught.
BEAT 214

Police Officer shot on South Side in good condition

A Chicago police officer was in good condition after suffering a graze wound from a shooting on the South Side.
The 43-year-old male police officer was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital after the shooting which occurred at about 2:30 p.m.
The shooting occurred near the intersection of LaSalle Street and 43rd Street, officials said.
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BEAT 214

4 MEN SHOT ON EAST 43RD STREET

four men were reportedly shot on the 300 block East 43rd Street, police said.

A 62-year-old man suffered a gunshot wound to the arm, while a 28-year-old man suffered a wound to the buttocks, police said. The two other victims, whose ages weren't known, drove themselves to Provident Hospital.

SHOOTING  OCCURED IN THE 2nd DISTRICT Beat 214 (Jan. 1, 2011-May 11, 2011)
Shooting- 1
Homicide- 0
Drug Arrests- 31
Robbery- 6
Gun Arrests-1