18-year-old man shot in Brainerd

An 18-year-old man was hospitalized after being shot this afternoon in the Brainerd neighborhood. The man was shot on the 1700 block of West 90th Place at 3:50 p.m.
The man sustained gunshot wound to the right leg and was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in fair-to-serious condition,

33-year-old man shot in Brainard

In the Brainerd neighborhood about 6:10 p.m., a 33-year-old man was shot in the lower back in the 1000 block of West 93rd Street. His condition had been stabilized at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn

24-year-old man shot dead in Brainard

About 8:30 p.m. in the Brainerd neighborhood, a 24-year-old man was fatally shot in the abdomen on the 8900 block of South May Street,. The man had been standing on the sidewalk when someone fired shots from a dark-colored sedan
The man was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center and was pronounced dead shortly after, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. A spokesman for the office identified the dead man as Ashton Pugh

Shootings in Chicago September 10, 11, 2013

Male shot In Lawndale

 A male victim was shot in the arm tonight in a shooting on the West Side in the city's Lawndale neighborhood.
The shooting happened about 9 p.m. on the 1500 block of South Kedzie Avenue

2 males shot in Englewood

Two males were shot in the West Englewood neighborhood today.
The shooting happened at 12:34 p.m., on the 7200 block of South Paulina Street.
One of the males sustained multiple gunshot wounds while the other male was shot in the leg. The one who suffered multiple wounds was considered in critical condition

2 people shot in Brainerd

In  the shooting, someone inside a dark-colored sedan opened fire about 2 a.m. outside a South Side gas station in the 8900 block of South Ashland Avenue wounding a 20-year-old man and a 22-year-old woman walking down the sidewalk.
Bullets struck the man in the back and the woman in the buttocks. Both were taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where they were listed in serious condition

23-year-old woman shot in Fernwood

A 23-year-old woman was hospitalized this evening after being shot in the Fernwood neighborhood.
The woman was shot on the 10100 block of South Emerald Avenue.
The woman was shot in the leg and was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in good condition

27-year-old man shot in Gage Park

Someone shouting gang slogans out of a car shot a 27-year-old man near 53rd Street and Kedzie Avenue in the Gage Park neighborhood. The man was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital with a hip wound

Arrest in beating death of infant boy

Police have arrested a relative in the beating death of a 3-month-old baby.
Officers and paramedics were called about 3:41 p.m. on Aug. 22 to a home on the 1100 block of West 88th Street for a call of an unresponsive baby.
When they arrived, the child's grandmother was performing CPR on the baby. She told police her son was playing an Xbox game when he noticed the baby was limp on the couch. He told the grandmother that he had just finished feeding the baby four ounces of cereal.
He then brought the baby upstairs to the child's grandmother and she performed CPR until the paramedics arrived.
The child's mother was attending classes.
The baby, Tayshaun Dyson, was rushed to Little Company of Mary Hospital and Health Care Centers, where doctors found he had bleeding to his skull and a bruise on his abdomen.
The baby was transferred to Advocate Hope Children's Hospital in Oak Lawn where he was pronounced dead at 8:16 p.m. Sunday.
An autopsy revealed Tayshaun died of a closed head injury from child abuse and his death was ruled a homicide.
Wednesday afternoon, a relative of the baby was arrested in the 8900 block of South Troop Street

Boy, 3 months, was beaten to death

Officials are investigating the death of a 3-month-old boy who was beaten to death in an apparent homicide.
Tayshaun Dyson was pronounced dead at 8:16 a.m. Sunday at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn.
An autopsy conducted today determined that the infant died of a closed head injury from child abuse and ruled his death a homicide.
Chicago police have launched a homicide investigation.
Police were notified about the incident at 3:41 p.m. on Aug. 22. Police said the boy lived on the 1100 block of West 88th Street.
The medical examiner's office said the boy lived on the 8900 block of South Throop Avenue.
The two addresses are within blocks of each other.
The boy's father is being investigated for abuse.
DCFS has had no prior contact with the family, which has no other children

1 shot, 1 shot dead in Brainerd

At about 9:50 p.m., two men in a vehicle were shot when a vehicle pulled alongside theirs and at least one shooter opened fire.
The shooting happened in the 1300 block of West 90th Street, in the Brainerd neighborhood.
One of the men was struck in the head and died on the scene. He was identified as Jerrell Brooks, of the 9200 block of South Aberdeen Street.
The other man, also 28, was struck in the arm, according to police. He was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was listed in good condition.

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

Shootings in Chicago August 15, 16, 2013

15-year-old girl, 16-year-old boy and man shot in Park Manor

A  15-year-old girl and a 16-year-old boy were shot as they left a basketball game around 11:30 p.m. just east of Martin Luther King Drive in the Park Manor neighborhood. A 49-year-old man was also shot.
The 16-year-old was in critical condition with a chest wound at Stroger Hospital and the 15-year-old was taken to Comer Children’s Hospital in good condition, suffering from a leg wound. The man walked into the University of Chicago Hospital with a gunshot wound to the groin and also in good condition.
The three were shot by at least one gunman who fired from a nearby alley. 

Two 15-year-old boys shot in Bronzeville

Two 15-year-old boys were shot in the 3800 block of South Vincennes Avenue in the Ida B. Wells/Darrow Homes neighborhood. One was taken to Comer Children's Hospital with a wound to the leg and the other taken to Mercy Hospital and Medical Center with a graze wound to the shoulder

 27-year-old man shot in South Chicago

Around 9:25 p.m., a 27-year-old man was shot in the 8500 block of South Oglesby Avenue in the South Chicago neighborhood. He was in critical condition at Northwestern Memorial Hospital with wounds to the neck and chest

52-year-old man shot in west Pullman

A  52-year-old man was wounded around 1:20 a.m. Thursday in the West Pullman neighborhood. The man was shot in the 11500 block of South State Street and taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in stable condition with a wound to the leg.

21 year old man shot in West Pullman

A man was shot and critically wounded in the West Pullman neighborhood, but apparently was driven by private car to a hospital instead of taken via ambulance.
The man, 21, walked into Roseland Hospital about 9:25 a.m., after suffering multiple gunshot wounds.
Police had to check the area for a crime scene, determining that the man likely was shot about 9:15 a.m. near 115th Street and Wentworth Avenue

2 people shot in Brainerd

Two people were wounded this afternoon in a shooting on the South Side in the city's Brainerd neighborhood.
The shooting happened shortly after 1 p.m. on the 9000 block of South Marshfield Avenue.
A male victim was shot in the buttocks and a woman, 34, was shot in the leg and buttocks

Man shot in West Pullman

At about 10:40 p.m. a man was shot in the 12600 block of South Eggleston Avenue in the West Pullman neighborhood. He was shot in the abdomen and taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center.

Man shot in Belmont Cragin

Someone shot a man in the face in the 1700 block of North Linder Avenue. He was taken to Loyola University Medical Center

18 and 19 year old men shot in West Pullman

About 12:05 a.m., two teens were shot in the 12200 block of South Halsted Street in the West Pullman neighborhood. A 19-year-old man shot in the head was left in critical condition and another, 18, was shot in the right arm and taken to Metro South Medical Center

18-year-old man shot in canaryville

Someone shot a 18-year-old in the leg and back in the Canaryville neighborhood about 11:30 p.m. The man was taken to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County from the 4300 block of South Union Avenue.

16-year-old girl shot in Rosemoor

In the Rosemoor neighborhood about 10 p.m., a 16-year-old girl was shot in the leg in the 10100 block of South Prairie Avenue. She was outside with friends when someone across the street fired a gun toward her group

19-year-old man shot in Lawndale

 19-year-old man walked into Mount Sinai Hospital with a gunshot wound to the chest about 9:30 p.m. He had been shot in the 2600 block of West 21st Place and dropped off at the hospital by a friend. He was in a group when he heard shots and felt pain

 15-year-old boy, 22-year-old man shot in Englewood

Two people were shot in Englewood about 9:15 p.m. in the 1200 block of west 73rd Street. A 15-year-old boy was hit in the leg and taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center and a 22-year-old was taken to Saint Bernard Hospital  with a wound to his buttocks. Police say they were on a porch when someone opened fire from a passing green car.

2 men shot in Calumet Heights

A shooting in the Calumet Heights neighborhood about 7:15 p.m. left two men wounded. The pair walked into Mercy Hospital & Medical Center - a 25-year-old with a wound to the wrist and a 35-year-old with a wound to the shoulder. Both are in good condition.

23-year-old man shot in Marquette Park

About 3:15 p.m., a 23-year-old man walked into Holy Cross Hospital with a gunshot wound to the wrist. He had been shot in the 7100 block of South Kedzie Avenue.

 30-year-old man  shot in the leg

About 3:07 p.m., a 30-year-old man was shot in the leg in the 5900 block of South Spaulding Avenue. He was stabilized at a local hospital

16 year old girl and man shot in Austin

Two people were shot in the South Austin neighborhood about 11:05 p.m. in the 4800 block of West Walton Street. They were shot near the corner of Cicero Avenue and Walton Street and taken to West Suburban Medical Center in good condition. A 16-year-old girl was shot in the leg and taken in an ambulance and a 21-year-old man showed up at the same hospital with a leg wound

Shootings in Chicago July 19- 20-21, 2013

26-year-old man shot in Englewood

Police found rocks of cocaine next to a 26-year-old man that had been shot in the 5900 block of South Sangamon Street in the Englewood neighborhood about 1 a.m.. The man was hit in the abdomen and arm and taken to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County in serious condition. The shooter opened fire from the inside of a passing dark car while the 26-year-old was walking on a sidewalk.

 24-year-old man shot in Chatham

Someone shot a 24-year-old man in both legs in the 7800 block of South Ellis Avenue about 10:55 p.m. Someone shot him from a passing white sedan. He was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in stable condition.

18-year-old man shot in Brainerd

An 18-year-old man was shot in the 9400 block of South Racine Avenue about 9:15 p.m. He was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in good condition

25-year-old man shot in Roseland

In the 10100 block of South Union Avenue, a 25-year-old man was shot about 8:20 p.m.

Man shot in Austin

The latest shooting happened about 11:30 a.m. on the 5900 block of West Fulton Street in the city's Austin neighborhood.
A male victim, whose age was not immediately available, suffered wounds to his stomach area and right leg. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital where his condition was stabilized.

17-year-old boy shot in Englewood

 A 17-year-old boy was wounded in the city's Englewood neighborhood on the South Side.
That shooting happened about 10:10 a.m. on the 7300 block of South May Street.
The boy suffered a wound to his leg and was taken to Holy Cross Hospital where his condition was stabilized

3 men shot in Chicago Lawn

Three men were shot in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood this evening.
The attack took place about 6:20 p.m. near 63rd Street and Troy Avenue.
A 22-year-old man was taken in serious-to-critical condition to Advocate Christ Medical Center; a 24-year-old was taken to Little Company of Mary Hospital in fair-to-serious condition; and a 36-year-old drove himself to Holy Cross Hospital
Police News Affairs’ information indicated that all three men were shot, each one in one leg, in the 6300 block of South Troy Avenue, and all three were in good condition, said Police News Affairs Officer Daniel O’Brien. The 22-year-old was also at Holy Cross Hospital

 17-year-old girl shot in Bronzeville

 A 17-year-old girl was shot in the 5000 block of South Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in the Bronzeville neighborhood. She was shot in the foot and taken to the University of Chicago Hospital.

34-year-old man shoot in South Chicago

At about 10:15 p.m., a 34-year-old man said he was shot in the leg in the 8500 block of South Kinsgston Avenue. He was treated for the leg wound South Shore Hospital

14-year-old boy shot in Lawndale

A 14-year-old boy was shot in the torso and critically wounded in the Lawndale neighborhood Sunday
The boy was walking into a store in the 1500 block of South Kedzie Avenue at about 10:35 a.m. when someone fired several shots and he was hit in the back, police said.
He collapsed inside a store and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, authorities said. The boy's condition was serious Sunday afternoon
The boy, who is from a west suburb, may have been in the area to visit a church. He is not believed to have been the intended target.

Man shot in South Shore

At about 1:30 p.m., a man in his 20s was shot in the buttocks in the 7900 block of South Manistee Avenue, and he was in good condition when he was taken to an area hospital

2 men shot in South Chicago

At about 5:56 p.m., two men were shot near 89th and Houston Streets, O'Brien said. A 25-year-old man was shot in an arm and a leg and a 19-year-old was shot in the leg, he said. Both were taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where their conditions had stabilized.

32-year-old man shot in Burnside

At about 8 p.m. a 32-year-old man was shot in the right thigh in the 800 block of East 87th Place. The man, who told police he was walking when he heard shots and felt pain, was taken in serious condition to Advocate Christ Medical Center, where his condition was stabilized.

 35-year-old man shot in Washington Heights

At about 11:45 p.m., a 35-year-old man was shot twice in the stomach in the 10100 block of South Winston Avenue. The man was taken to Advocate Christ, where his condition was stabilized.

Shooting in Chicago April 19, 2013

2 in custody after man shot Canaryville

Officers saw someone shooting out of a car in the 4300 block of South Union Avenue about 10:20 p.m. and followed it to 4700 S. Princeton Avenue, where the shooter's car collided with a squad car. Two officers were injured in the collision, treated, and released from University of Chicago Hospital with minor injuries.
Police later found a 27-year-old shot in the 4300 block of South Union Avenue, and he was treated and released from Mercy Hospital and Medical Center.
Two people are in custody

28 year old man shot in Brainerd

A  28-year-old man was shot about 4:45 p.m. in the 9600 block of South Peoria Street in the Brainerd neighborhood. He's in good condition with a wound to his right ankle

28 year old man shot in Chatham

At about 4:30 p.m. a 28-year-old man was shot in the right leg near 79th and State streets in the Chatham neighborhood and walked into St. Bernard Hospital with the wound.

30 year old man shot in Englewood

A man, 30, was shot about 2 p.m. at 57th and Throop streets in the Englewood neighborhood. He is in stable condition at St. Bernard Hospital

17 year old boy shot in Brainard

A 17-year-old was shot about 9:15 p.m. Saturday night in the 900 block of West 95th Street in the Brainerd neighborhood on the South Side.
The boy walked to a CTA bus and got on but the bus driver called police and the boy was taken to John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County with a gunshot wound to his upper left chest

Grandson charged in killing of dialysis patient, 72

Police have charged a 19-year-old man with fatally shooting his grandfather as the latter left his home for an early-morning dialysis appointment earlier this month.
William D. Strickland, of the 400 block of East 95th Street, was charged late Friday with one count of first degree murder and one count of armed robbery with a firearm.
Strickland's grandfather, also named William Strickland, was shot about 3:30 a.m on March 2 after being approached by two male attackers outside his home in the South Side's Brainerd neighborhood.
In a news release announcing the charges, the Chicago Police Department listed the younger Strickland's home address as being in the same block where his grandfather lived. .
Police have said the shooting happened during what appears to have been a robbery.

Man found dead in Brainerd house fire died from heart disease

A  58-year-old man found dead Saturday after firefighters discovered his body when they responded to a fire at a home in the Brainerd neighborhood on the Far South Side died from heart disease.
Leonard Bloomfield, 58, of the 9300 block of South Union Avenue, was dead on the scene at his home following a fire Saturday. After an autopsy Sunday, the medical examiner's office determined Bloomfield died from heart disease following alcohol intoxication in an accident.
Chicago Fire Department officials were called to the 9300 block of South Union Avenue at 1:53 p.m. Saturday for reports of heavy smoke coming from the home at that location.
When firefighters arrived they found heavy smoke coming from the basement of a 1½-story home, and when they searched the home they discovered the man's body.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene. There did not appear to be any sign of trauma.
The fire was quickly put under control and the cause is under investigation

24 year old man shot dead in Brainerd

A 24-year-old man died Monday evening when he was shot multiple times.
An unknown male shooter approached the victim and opened fire around 4:54 p.m. on the 9000 block of South Ada in the Brainerd neighborhood on the South Side.
The man was found on the sidewalk and pronounced dead on the scene.

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Make that 7
Six people were hurt, five seriously, in shootings on the South and West sides late Monday.
Four of the injured were hurt in a single shooting on the Far South Side, and all four were taken to local hospitals in serious-to-critical condition.
 The shooting happened shortly before 7:30 p.m. in the 9400 block of South Justine Street.
A male shooter opened fire, striking four males as they walked down the sidewalk.
A 15-year-old boy and a 22-year-old man were taken to Advocate Christ Hospital in Oak Lawn, a 17-year old man was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital and a 19-year-old man was taken to John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County.
The 15-year-old was shot in the abdomen, and the 17-year-old was shot in the chest.
The other two men were shot multiple times.
Police said the condition of each was stabilized at the hospital.
The shooting happened in the Brainerd neighborhood.
About 9:05 p.m., a 19-year-old man was shot in the head in the West Side's University Village neighborhood.
The man was taken to Stroger in serious condition from the 1200 block of West Washburne Avenue.
Earlier Monday evening, a 37-year-old man was shot in the leg and back in the South Side's Gresham neighborhood.
The shooting happened in the 700 block of West 81st Street about 5:50 p.m.. The man was taken to an area hospital, where his condition was stabilized
Update:
About 11:50 p.m., a 21-year-old was shot in an attempted robbery in the Gresham neighborhood on the South Side.
The victim was sitting in a parked vehicle in the 8200 block of South Marshfield Avenue when two males approached on foot and announced a robbery.
Shortly after, one or both of the assailants shot into the vehicle, striking the man in the lower abdomen.
The man was taken to Little Company of Mary Hospital and later transferred to Advocate Christ, where his condition was stabilized

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20-year-old man shot in Brainerd

At 8:35 p.m. a 20-year-old man was shot in the shoulder on the 9100 block of South Ashland Avenue. The man was taken in good condition to Advocate Christ Medical Center

28-year-old man shot in Brainerd

A 28-year-old man standing with peers in the 9000 block of South Racine Avenue in the Brainerd neighborhood on the South Side was shot in the wrist and upper chest about 1:53 a.m.. He's in critical condition at Advocate Christ Medical Center. Police said the victim was standing in the street talking when someone drove up in a car and started firing gunshots in his direction.

Man charged with Brainerd homicide

A 28-year-old man was charged with first degree murder Friday in connection with a March shooting in the Brainerd neighborhood.
Michael Gillespie, 24, died after getting shot in the chest on the 1500 block of West 91st Street on March 20.
Jesse Pinkerton was charged Friday morning after he was arrested Wednesday. Police say Pinkerton affiliates with a local gang but it’s not clear if that played a role in the shooting.

2 brothers killed in South Side shooting

Two brothers were shot dead this afternoon when an argument turned violent in the Brainerd neighborhood on the South Side.
A man about 21 and a 26-year-old man were shot to death about 5:05 p.m. in the 9000 block of South Racine Avenue
The victims were on the street arguing with someone. The argument escalated and gunfire erupted, killing Wardrick "Bo" Watts and Dejuan Dennis.
Police were looking for a black vehicle that fled south from the scene. But a police official on the scene Thursday evening wasn't aware of a vehicle being involved in the shooting.