Man shot in knee near Jackson Park

A 33-year-old man was shot in the knee near Jackson Park on the South Side Saturday evening.

 The shooting happened about 6:50 p.m. on the 6800 block of South Blackstone Avenue.

The man was struck in the left knee by gunfire, Baety said. He was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where his condition was stable.

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Man shot South Shore neighborhood

A male was wounded in a shooting in the South Shore neighborhood. That shooting happened on the 7000 block of South East End Avenue.
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Man shot on South Cornell Ave.

An 18-year-old man was shot in what police suspect may have been a botched robbery attempt in the city's South Shore neighborhood this morning.
The shooting happened just before 9:20 p.m. Sunday in the 6800 block of South Cornell Avenue.
The victim and another man were walking out to a parked car, when they were approached by three men who told them not to leave the scene.
The victim, who was behind the wheel, drove off prompting one of the men to pull a handgun and open fire, striking the driver in the arm. No one else was injured.
The victim called authorities and stopped for an ambulance several blocks away. He was taken to Jackson Park Hospital and Medical Center, where he was treated for his non serious wound.
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32-year-old man shot dead on South Side

A South Side man died from gunshot he received in a late afternoon shooting Saturday in the South Shore neighborhood.
Daniel Johnson, 32, of the 8000 block of South Ellis Avenue in the East Chatham neighborhood , was pronounced dead at about 6 p.m. Saturday.
Johnson has been standing with friends about 5:17 p.m. Saturday at 71^st Street and Ridgeland Avenue on the South Side when an unknown offender produced a gun and began shooting.
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MAN SHOT ON 69TH STREET

A second man suffered a gunshot wound in the 1400 block of East 69th Street around the same time, Alfaro said.
He was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in critical condition, Alfaro said.
SHOOTING at 1500 E. 68TH  ST OCCURED IN THE 3RD DISTRICT Beat 332
(Jan. 1, 2011- may 11, 2011)
Shooting- 2
Homicide- 0
Drug Arrests- 60
Robbery- 27
Gun Arrests-6

3 wounded in shootings across city

At least three people were wounded Monday evening in shootings on the city's South, West and Northwest Sides, officials said.

The first shooting happened shortly after 5 p.m. on the 200 block of South Kostner Avenue in the city's West Garfield Park neighborhood.

Preliminary reports said a 19-year-old man was driving when he was shot nine times. He was taken in serious condition to Mount Sinai Hospital.

Less than an hour later, a 17-year-old boy was shot in the city's Belmont Cragin neighborhood.

That shooting happened on the 2800 block of North Central Avenue, police said. The youth was walking in a parking lot when someone leaned over a fence and fired in his direction, striking him in the leg, police said.
The teen drove himself to Our Lady of the Resurrection Medical Center where he was listed in good condition.

About an hour later, a 20-year-old man was shot multiple times in the city's Grand Crossing neighborhood.

That shooting happened on the 1500 block of East 68th Street. Preliminary reports said the man was shot several times in the torso by an unknown suspect who fled the scene. The victim was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital where he was listed in fair condition.
SHOOTING at 200 S. Kostner OCCURED IN THE 11th DISTRICT Beat 1113
(Jan. 1, 2011-April 17, 2011)
Shooting- 1
Homicide- 0
Drug Arrests- 74
Robbery- 23
Gun Arrests-3

SHOOTING at 2800 N. Central OCCURED IN THE 25th DISTRICT Beat 2514
(Jan. 1, 2011-April 17, 2011)
Shooting- 1
Homicide- 0
Drug Arrests- 16
Robbery- 7
Gun Arrests-5

SHOOTING at 1500 E. 68TH  ST OCCURED IN THE 3RD DISTRICT Beat 332
(Jan. 1, 2011-April 17, 2011)
Shooting- 0
Homicide- 0
Drug Arrests- 51
Robbery- 24
Gun Arrests-4