Woman in dice game critically wounded in West Garfield Park

A young woman was shot in the head while playing in a dice game in the West Garfield Park neighborhood on the city's West Side. The 21-year-old woman remained in critical condition at Stroger Hospital following a shooting in the 4300 block of West Maypole Avenue at about 9:19 p.m. Tuesday.

Police said the victim had been taking part in a dice game when the shots rang out and she was struck in the head.
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4 men shot in West Garfield Park nieghborhood

Four men were wounded in a shooting about 2:28 a.m. on the 4200 block of West West End Avenue in the West Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side. The four -- a 20-year-old and a 23-year-old both shot in the leg, a 25-year-old shot in the buttocks and a 32-year-old shot in the back.
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12 YEAR OLD GIRL SHOT

at 8:51 p.m. in the 4100 block of West Maypole Avenue in West Garfield Park, a 12-year-old girl was shot in the leg and buttocks, according to a police news release.
The girl had been outside when she heard shots and was hit. She was taken to John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County where she was listed in stable condition.
No one was in custody for either shooting and area detectives were investigating.
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More shot, more shot dead 18 year old shot

About 6:05 p.m Friday in the West Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side, an 18-year-old-man was involved in an argument about money with another person, who then pulled a gun and shot the 18-year-old in both legs, according to a police press release. The incident occurred in the 4000 block of West West End Avenue. The victim was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital, where his condition had stabilized.
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Woman Shot in West Garfield

About 9:40 p.m. in West Garfield Park, a woman walked into a fire station in the 4100 block of
SHOOTING  OCCURED IN THE 11th DISTRICT Beat 1114 (Jan. 1, 2011-April 22, 2011)
Shooting- 3
Homicide- 1
Drug Arrests- 60
Robbery- 16
Gun Arrests-4

West West End Avenue

with a gunshot wound to her knee, according to a release from police News Affairs. The woman did not give details about the shooting and was taken in good condition to Mount Sinai Hospital, a release said.