Boy, 14, killed in West Side shooting

A 14-year-old boy was fatally shot this afternoon in the Austin neighborhood, officials. Joseph Price of the 600 block of North Laramie Avenue was pronounced dead at 2:45 p.m. at Mount Sinai Hospitale. He sustained multiple gunshot wounds.
The teen was shot at about 2 p.m. by an unknown person on the 500 block of North Long Avenue.
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Man shot to death after injuring 2 officers in Austin neighborhood

A man was fatally shot by police, and two officers were injured, during a confrontation following a domestic disturbance in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side this afternoon.
About 1:40 p.m. police were called to the 300 block of North Latrobe Avenue for a domestic disturbance involving a knife, and when officers tried to interview the suspect he started fighting, repeatedly striking one of the officers in the face.
During the struggle the officer fired his gun, striking the suspect.
The man was taken in serious-to-critical condition to Northwestern Memorial Hospital. The man, in his 30s, was later declared dead at the hospital.
The two officers were taken local hospitals, at least one to Northwestern Memorial Hospital -- one in good-to-fair condition, the other in fair-to-serious condition. ThevOfficers were not shot.
Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 7 spokesman Pat Camden said a sergeant shot a man after a struggle that came after an attempt to handcuff the suspect.
Police responded to a call of a man with a knife in the 300 North Latrobe Avenue, Camden said. Two squad cars, one with a woman officer, the other with a sergeant, responded.
On arrival, the officers confronted the man, Camden said. At some point, the sergeant put a handcuff on the man’s wrist, Camden said. The man then at first became belligerent, then became violent, Camden said.
The female officer took out pepper spray, and tried to disable the man, unsuccessfully, Camden said. The man attacked the sergeant, and at some point was able to get on top of the sergeant, beating him about the head and shoulders, Camden said.
The sergeant said to the officer, “shoot him, shoot him.” But the officer was reluctant to fire because she was afraid of shooting the sergeant, Camden said.
Soon after, the sergeant was able to get his gun out and fired at the attacker, fatally wounding him, Camden said.
The sergeant was taken to Northwestern for treatment of injuries in the attack, as well as for injuries from the pepper spray, Camden said. The female officer was taken to West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park for treatment of minor injuries.
Killed was Claude A. Ellis, 35, of the 300 block of North Latrobe Avenue in the Austin  neighborhood, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.
Ellis had numerous arrests and several convictions for drug-related and violent offenses, including once pleading guilty to a charge of home invasion in exchange for prosecutors dropping an aggravated battery charge, court records show.
Records also show Ellis has been the subject of protective orders dating to the early 1990s. In 1993, at age 17, after being accused of violating a protective order, a judge ordered Ellis to undergo a behavioral exam and later found him unfit to stand trial.
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Man shot dead in Austin neighborhood

The  homicide happened about 7:12 p.m. Friday night in the 5400 block of West Washington Boulevard on the West Side. The victim, identified as Ewonte Butler, 18, of the 500 block of North Laramie Avenue, was standing on the street when someone rode up on a bike and fired shots.
Butler sustained numerous wounds to the back.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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1 killed, 4 shot in overnight violence

A man was killed and three other people were wounded in incidents around the city beginning late Friday.
At 10:13 p.m. Friday in the Pilsen neighborhood, a 17-year-old boy was shot in a drive-by in the 1800 block of South Allport Street, according to police News Affairs Ron Gaines.
The teen was on the street when a male passenger in a sport utility vehicle yelled gang slogans and fired shots, according to a release rom police News Affairs.
He suffered a gunshot wound to the back of his head and was taken in serious condition to John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, the release said.
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At 11:15 p.m. less than a mile away in the University Village neighborhood, two males were shot in the 1300 block of West 13th Street, Gaines said. A 22-year-old was fatally shot in the chest and head, police said.
The man was identified as Javone Oliphant, of the 5000 block of West Maypole Avenue, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. He was pronounced dead at 12:09 a.m. at Stroger.
Another man, 23, was shot in the leg and buttocks and taken in good condition to Stroger where he was treated and released, the release said.
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At 1:05 a.m. in the South Austin neighborhood, a person was shot in the leg in the 4800 block of West Walton Street, police said.
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At 2:03 a.m. also in South Austin, another person was shot in the leg in the 5300 block of West Ferdinand Street, police said.
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At 2:47 a.m. in the Back of the Yards neighborhood, a man possibly in his 40s was shot in the head near South Paulina and West 46th streets, Gaines said. No other information was immediately known.
No one was in custody for the shootings and area detecives were investigating.
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Man shot in attempted robbery at Blue Line station

A 22-year-old man was shot this morning during an attempted stickup at a Blue Line 'L' station on the city's West Side, police said.

The shooting happened at about 12:45 a.m. on a ramp leading down to the train platform at the Blue Line's Pulaski stop at 503 S. Pulaski Road, police said.

The would-be robber approached the victim on the ramp and demanded cash at gunpoint, but shot the victim before he could get anything, police said.

The gunshots hit the victim in the abdomen and thigh, said police spokesman Officer Hector Alfaro.

The victim was taken to Stroger Hospital in stable condition. The would-be robber fled the scene on foot.
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At least 8 injured in overnight violence around the city

At least eight people were injured overnight in separate incidents around the city, police said.
Beginning at 11:40 p.m. in the Douglas Park neighborhood, a 28-year-old woman was shot in the back in the 1800 block of South Albany Avenue, according to a release from police News Affairs. She was listed in guarded condition at Mount Sinai Hospital.
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At 11:47 p.m. in the Gage Park neighborhood, an 18-year-old man was shot in the leg in the 3000 block of West 53rd Street. He was listed in stable condition at Mount Sinai.
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At 12:06 a.m. in the Gresham neighborhood, a 21-year-old man was shot in the abdomen in the 7600 block of South May Street during a possibly drive-by, police said. He was listed in critical condition at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn.
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At 1:28 a.m. in the Albany Park neighborhood, a 21-year-old man was shot in the chest in the 4400 North Monticello Avenue. He was listed in serious condition at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center.
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At 1:39 a.m. in the Back of the Yards neighborhood, a 25-year-old man was shot in the leg in the 5400 block of South Halsted Street. He was listed in good condition at Provident Hospital of Cook County.
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At 1:41 a.m. in the South Shore neighborhood, a man in his 20s was stabbed near the intersection of East 69th Street and South Paxton Avenue, police said. He was listed in stable condition at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
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At 1:53 a.m. in the South Austin neighborhood, an 18-year-old man was shot in the leg in the 100 block of North Pine Avenue. He was listed in stable condition at West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park.
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33 YR MAN SHOT

A 33-year-old man was shot in the buttocks on the West Side in the city's Austin neighborhood.

That shooting happened on the 5300 block of West Ferdinand Street. The man was taken in stable condition to Mount Sinai Hospital.
SHOOTING  OCCURED IN THE 15th DISTRICT Beat 1523 (Jan. 1, 2011-May 23, 2011)
Shooting- 6
Homicide- 1
Drug Arrests- 216
Robbery- 22
Gun Arrests-6