2 men shot in Austin neighborhood

Two men were reported shot in what was believed to be an attempted robbery this afternoon in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side.
Fire officials were called to the area of Chicago and Leamington Avenues before 2:30 p.m. where two people had been reported shot, according to a Fire Department spokesman. He had no further information.
Two men, one believed to be in his 30s, the other believed to be in his 40s, were shot about 2;15 p.m. in the 800 block of North Leamington Avenue in what was believed to have been an attempted armed robbery.
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Boy, 3, dead after West Side domestic incident

A 3-year-old boy was stabbed to death and his mother injured in an apparent domestic incident with the boy's father on the West Side.
The incident happened at about 11:15 a.m. in the 5000 block of West Division Street.
 The man who stabbed them is believed to be the boy's father and may have jumped from a second-story window to elude officers.
Police have him in custody. The child is identified as Jaivon Sandifer, 3, of the 5000 block of West Division Street.
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Woman critically hurt in West Side shooting

A young woman was critically injured this morning in a shooting on the city's West Side, according to Chicago police.
According to early reports, the 21-year-old woman was standing on the sidewalk in the 4800 block of West Augusta Boulevard just before 1 a.m. when shots were fired from a nearby vehicle, police said.
The woman, who was struck in the back and side, was taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition, police said.
Police could only describe the vehicle where the gunshots came from as light-colored. Police hadn't made any arrests. The motive for the shooting remained unclear.
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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 face on West Side

A 22-year-old was seriously wounded tonight in a shooting in the city’s West Garfield Park neighborhood, police said.

The victim was shot in the face about 7:20 p.m. in the 4800 block of West Superior Street, said police spokesman Officer Phil Armstrong.

Medical technicians worked to stabilize the victim on the scene before taking him to Mount Sinai Hospital in serious condition, Armstrong said.

Police didn't offer a motive, but a police source said the victim did not appear to have a gang affiliation.

No arrests had been made in the shooting.
SHOOTING  OCCURED IN THE 15th DISTRICT Beat 1531 (Jan. 1, 2011-May 11, 2011)
Shooting- 3
Homicide- 0
Drug Arrests- 194
Robbery- 30
Gun Arrests-14