13-year-old shot, seriously wounded on Far South Side

A 13-year-old boy was shot and seriously wounded in the Far South Side’s West Pullman neighborhood this afternoon.
The victim was shot near 120th Street and Michigan Avenue and taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in serious-to-critical condition.
The victim was shot in the shoulder about 1:50 p.m.
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3 shot in West Pullman

Three people were shot this evening in the Far South Side's West Pullman neighborhood and were taken to local hospitals.
The incident happened at about 6:40 p.m. near 119th Street and Michigan Avenue.
Details of the shooting itself, but the victims were identified as a 29-year-old man who was shot in the right calf, a 23-year-old man also shot in the right calf and a teenage girl shot in the lower left leg.
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Several arrested after gunfire exchange with cops

Several people were arrested after shots were exchanged with police in the West Pullman neighborhood on the Far South Side, police said.
At 11:05 p.m., police exchanged gunfire with people in the 300 block of East 117th Street, according to police News Affairs Officer Hector Alfaro.
No one was hit, he said.
Several people were taken into custody, although he did not immediately know how many people were arrested or why the shooting occurred.
Calumet Area detectives are investigating.

SHOOTING  OCCURED IN THE 5th DISTRICT Beat 532 (Jan. 1, 2011-May 24, 2011)
Shooting- 4
Homicide- 0
Drug Arrests- 69
Robbery- 20

Gun Arrests-6

22 YR SHOT IN WEST PULLMAN

another 22-year-old man was shot on the Far South Side in the city's West Pullman neighborhood.

That shooting happened about 6:21 p.m. on the 300 block of West 116th Street, police said.

Preliminary reports stated the man was standing on the street when a red Ford Taurus pulled up and the front-seat passenger and rear right-seat passenger fired shots. The man was struck in the knee and was taken in good condition to Roseland Community Hospital, police said.

SHOOTING  OCCURED IN THE 5th DISTRICT Beat 532 (Jan. 1, 2011-May 24, 2011)
Shooting- 2
Homicide- 0
Drug Arrests- 59
Robbery- 18

Gun Arrests-5

Man shot in back on South Side

A 31-year-old man was shot in the West Pullman neighborhood Saturday night.
About 10:40 p.m., a man was in the 100 block of East 117th Street when he heard gunshots and felt pain, realizing he had been shot in the back, according to Chicago Police News Affairs.
The man was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn where he was listed in “stable”.

SHOOTING  OCCURED IN THE 5th DISTRICT Beat 532 (Jan. 1, 2011-May 20, 2011)
Shooting- 2
Homicide- 0
Drug Arrests- 59
Robbery- 18

Gun Arrests-5

Boy, 12, shot on Far South Side

A 12-year-old boy was shot in the hand this evening in the city's West Pullman neighborhood, Chicago police said.

The boy was wounded in the left hand while standing on the street at about 7:30 p.m. on the 11600 block of

South Prairie Avenue

, said police spokesman Phil Armstrong.

Early reports stated that the boy might have been wounded in a drive-by shooting, Armstrong said.

The boy, who was being treated by medical technicians at the scene, was in good condition, Armstrong said.

SHOOTING  OCCURED IN THE 5th DISTRICT Beat 532 (Jan. 1, 2011-MAy 5, 2011)
Shooting- 1
Homicide- 0
Drug Arrests- 54
Robbery- 17

Gun Arrests-4