27 YEAR OLD SHOT

At 3:32 a.m. in Englewood, a 27-year-old man was shot in the ankle and lower back during a drive-by in the 6600 block of South Union Avenue, according to a news release. The man was standing on a corner when a dark-colored vehicle approached and someone inside the vehicle fired shots. The man was listed in good condition at John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County.
BEAT 723

27 YR SHOT MURDERED

About 11:56 p.m., another person was fatally shot on the South Side in the city's Englewood neighborhood.

That slaying happened on the 6500 block of

South Lowe Avenue

. Preliminary reports said a 27-year-old man suffered a wound to his abdomen and was taken to Bernard Hospital and Health Care Center where he died, police said.

The man was identified as Jason Mann of the same block where he was slain, according to a spokeswoman for the medical examiner. He was pronounced dead at 12:44 a.m. at the hospital.
SHOOTING  OCCURED IN THE 7th DISTRICT Beat 723 (Jan. 1, 2011-May 23, 2011)
Shooting- 3
Homicide- 2
Drug Arrests- 29
Robbery- 30
Gun Arrests-7

Man critically wounded in drive-by shooting

 man was shot in the head and critically wounded after someone opened fire from a passing car on an Englewood street this afternoon, police said.

The man, believed to be in his mid-20s, was in the 6500 block of South Sangamon Street just before 5 p.m. when a car pulled up and someone started firing, said Chicago Police News Affairs Officer John Mirabelli, citing preliminary information.

The man suffered a gunshot wound to the head and was taken to Stroger Hospital, Mirabelli said.

Fire Department paramedics took the victim to Stroger in serious-to-critical condition, said Chicago Fire Department spokesman Richard Rosado.
SHOOTING  OCCURED IN THE 7th DISTRICT Beat 723 (Jan. 1, 2011-May 11, 2011)
Shooting- 2
Homicide- 2
Drug Arrests- 23
Robbery- 29
Gun Arrests-7