Boy, woman shot in Englewood home on the 6400 block of South Racine

A 9-year-old boy and a 24-year-old woman were shot while sitting inside a residence in Englewood tonight.
The two were in a home on the 6400 block of South Racine Avenue about 10 p.m. when someone shot at the residence from outside, wounding the pair.
The boy suffered a gunshot wound to the chest and was in critical condition at Comer Children's Hospital, while the woman sustained a graze wound to the chest and was in good condition.
A Fire Department spokesman said both of the victims had been reported in serious-to-critical condition when they were taken from the scene.
The scene of the shooting is near the eastern edge of Ogden Park in the Englewood neighborhood on the South Side.
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BEAT 724

At least 3 wounded in South Side shootings

At least three people were wounded this afternoon and evening in separate shootings on the city's South Side, officials saidThe latest shooting happened about 8:35 p.m. on the 6400 block of South Racine Avenue in the Englewood neighborhood, police said.
 Preliminary reports said an 18-year-old man was shot in the arm. There was no information available about his condition or where he was taken for treatment.
BEAT 724

Earlier this afternoon, a 28-year-old man was shot in the hand on the 6200 block of South Paulina Street, police said.
 Preliminary reports said the man was walking on the street about 1:15 p.m. when someone approached and shot him. The man was taken in good condition to Holy Cross Hospital, police said.
BEAT 714

Shortly after 5 p.m., a 21-year old man was shot in his buttocks on the 2400 block of West 35th Street, police said.

That man was taken in good condition to Mount Sinai Hospital.
 
As of 9:30 p.m., no one was in custody for any of the shootings. Wentworth Area detectives were investigating.
BEAT 913

Man stabbed to death

The second homicide, a stabbing, occurred about 12:36 a.m. today in the 1200 block of West 64th Street in the Englewood neighborhood on the South Side, police said. The victim, a 31-year-old male, was dead at the scene, police said. No other information was available.
BEAT 724

Man found shot in back on South Side

A 21-year-old man was found shot in the back this afternoon in the Englewood neighborhood on the South Side.

The shooting happened shortly before 1 p.m. on the 6600 block of South Morgan Street, said Police News Affairs Officer Dan O'Brien.

The man, who suffered a wound to his back, was taken in critical condition to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, said Chicago Fire Department spokesman Quention Curtis.
There was no immediate information available about the circumstances leading up to the shooting.
BEAT 724

2 injured in separate South Side shootings

Two men were injured in separate shootings on the South Side this evening, officials said.
In the first shooting, a 26-year-old man was in serious-to-critical condition after being shot on the 6300 block of South Carpenter Street in the Englewood neighborhood, police said.
The man was shot two to three times on the right side of his body at about 6:55 p.m. and was taken to Stroger Hospital, police and fire officials said.
BEAT 724

In the second shooting, a person was shot near the intersection of 64th Street and Wolcott Avenue in the West Englewood neighborhood where a man was shot at 7:10 p.m., officials said.
The man was also in serious-to-critical condition and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital for treatment. His age was unavailable.
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BEAT 725

3 wounded in overnight shootings #1

A 28-year-old woman was shot in the back and leg this morning in the city's Englewood neighborhood on the South Side, officials said. The shooting was one of three that occurred overnight.

The shooting happened about 3 a.m. on the 6600 block of South Carpenter Street, said Police News Affairs Officer Hector Alfaro.

The victim was taken in stable condition to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, Alfaro said.

SHOOTING  OCCURED IN THE 7th DISTRICT Beat 724 (Jan. 1, 2011-May 4, 2011)

Shooting- 2

Homicide- 2

Drug Arrests- 41

Robbery- 16

Gun Arrests-0

Man shot dead on Englewood porch

A 31-year-old man was shot to death at an Englewood residence early this evening, according to police.

The victim was sitting on the front porch at the 6300 block of South Morgan Street around 6 p.m. when someone approached him, fired shots and fled the scene, police said, citing preliminary information. The man was shot multiple times and was unresponsive at the scene, police said.
SHOOTING  OCCURED IN THE 7th DISTRICT Beat 724 (Jan. 1, 2011-May 9, 2011)
Shooting- 2
Homicide- 2
Drug Arrests- 44
Robbery- 17
Gun Arrests-0

Man Shot in Englewood

At 12:32 a.m. in Englewood, a 31-year-old man was shot in an alley in the 6300 block of

South Morgan Street

. An attacker approached the man and shot him in the lower back, according to police.
SHOOTING  OCCURED IN THE 7th DISTRICT Beat 724 (Jan. 1, 2011-April 22, 2011)
Shooting- 1
Homicide- 2
Drug Arrests- 40
Robbery- 12
Gun Arrests-0