2 18 year olds shot in Ashburn (Hey! That's my Beat again!)

Two 18-year-olds were wounded in a shooting in the Ashburn neighborhood on the Southwest Side this afternoon.

The two were on the street in the 7800 block of South Homan Avenue about 2 p.m. when they were shot, One man, shot in the leg and back, was taken in serious condition to Advocate Christ Medical Center. A second was taken to Holy Cross Hospital.
BEAT 835

22 year old shot dead (Hey! That's my Beat! Chicago's crap strikes close to home, again.)

This slaying occurred about 2:40 a.m. this morning in the 3100 block of West 81st Street in the Wrightwood neighborhood on the Southwest Side.
A 22-year-old man, identified as Cory King of the 2800 block of West 82nd Street, was riding a bicycle on the street when a light-colored SUV drove past and someone inside the vehicle fired shots, hitting King in the back.
BEAT 835

Man, 20, fatally shot on Southwest Side (Hey, that's my Beat!)

A 20-year-old man was shot and killed Tuesday afternoon in the Wrightwood neighborhood on the city's Southwest Side, authorities said.
Killed was Philon Watson, of the 7300 block of South Francisco Avenue, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.
Police said an unknown gunman shot Watson at about 3:37 p.m. in the 3100 block of West 84th Place. Watson, who was struck in the chest and back, was rushed to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was later pronounced dead.
BEAT 835

4 wounded in separate South, West Side shootings

Four people were wounded in separate shootings over the afternoon and evening on the city's South and West sides, officials said.
The latest shooting happened shortly before 8 p.m. on the 3800 block of West Roosevelt Road in the city's Lawndale neighborhood on the West Side.
Preliminary reports stated a 32-year-old man was standing on the sidewalk when someone pulled up in a vehicle and shot him.
The man suffered wounds to his thigh and shoulder and was taken in serious condition to Mount Sinai Hospital, police said.
BEAT 1133

About 7:15 p.m., a teen was shot on the South Side in the city's Marquette Park neighborhood, police said.
That shooting occurred on the 7100 block of South California Avenue. Preliminary reports said the youth, 17, was discovered with a gunshot wound to his buttocks. He was taken in good condition to Mount Sinai Hospital.
BEAT 835

Another teen was shot shortly after 6 p.m. on the South Side in the city's Calumet Heights neighborhood.
That shooting happened on the 9000 block of South Yates Boulevard, police said. Preliminary reports stated the youth was walking on the street when he heard shots and realized he had been shot in the face.
The boy was taken to Advocate Trinity Hospital where he was listed in good condition, police said.
BEAT 413

Earlier in the dafternoon, a 25-year-old man was shot on the West Side in the city's Austin neighborhood, police said.
That shooting happened about 3:35 p.m. on the 100 block of North Latrobe Avenue. Preliminary reports said the man was taken in serious condition to Mount Sinai Hospital with wounds to his buttocks.
As of 10:45 p.m., no one was in custody for any of the shootings. Calumet Area, Wentworth Area, Harrison Area and Grand Central Area detectives are investigating.
BEAT 1523

4 wounded in separate South Side shootings

A teenaged boy and three men were wounded in two separate shootings Wednesday afternoon on the city's South Side, officials said.

One of the teens was listed in critical condition.

The first shooting happened about 4 p.m. on the 3400 block of West 79th Street in the Ashburn neighborhood.

Preliminary reports said two 18-year-old men were walking when a dark-colored SUV approached and someone fired shots, striking them both, police said.

One man suffered a gunshot wound to his head and was taken in critical condition to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn. The other victim suffered a graze wound to his torso, police said.
 SHOOTING  OCCURED IN THE 8th DISTRICT Beat 835 (Jan. 1, 2011-May 31, 2011)
Shooting- 2
Homicide- 2
Drug Arrests- 43
Robbery- 41
Gun Arrests-7
Earlier Wednesday, a 17-year-old boy and a 21-year-old man were shot in the Washington Heights neighborhood, police said.
That shooting happened shortly before 3 p.m. on the 1000 block of West 103rd Place.

Preliminary reports said the victims were walking in a group when someone approached, produced a handgun and started shooting.
The man was shot in his lower back and the teen suffered a wound to his leg. There was no information available about the victims'conditions or where they were taken for treatment.

As of 11 p.m., no one was in custody for either of the shootings. Wentworth Area and Calumet Area detectives were investigating.
SHOOTING OCCURED IN THE 22nd DISTRICT Beat 2232 (Jan. 1, 2011-May 31, 2011)
Shooting- 1
Homicide- 1
Drug Arrests- 78
Robbery- 20
Gun Arrests-10

3 MEN SHOT 1 SHOT DEAD

another person was killed and two others shot on the South Side in the Wrightwood neighborhood.

That shooting happened on the 7900 block of

South Artesian Avenue

. Police said the victims were standing outside when a male gunman approached from a gangway and fired several shots before fleeing.

One of the victims, whose gender and age was not available, suffered a wound to the head and was pronounced dead at the scene. A 19-year-old man and a 20-year-old woman both suffered wounds to the their legs. Their conditions and where they were taken for treatment were not available.
SHOOTING  OCCURED IN THE 8th DISTRICT Beat 835 (Jan. 1, 2011-May 23, 2011)
Shooting- 1
Homicide- 1
Drug Arrests- 40
Robbery- 39
Gun Arrests-7

SPOTLIGHT ON POLICE BEAT 835

REPORTS OF CRIMES (JAN. 1, - APR. 1)- 328
HOMICIDES - 0
SHOOTINGS - 0
ROBBERY - 10
BURGLARY -40
AUTO THEFT -18
THEFTS-41
DRUG ARRESTS- 22
GUN ARRESTS-2
PROSTITUTION ARRESTS-2

Boundaries 87^th Street on the south,

73^Rd Street on the north, Central Park on the west and Bell on the east.