Gunman with T-shirt over face kills teen on Southwest Side porch

A 17-year-old boy was shot to death on a front porch in the Marquette Park neighborhood late this morning.
The teen was sitting on a front porch in the 7200 block of South Artesian Avenue about 11:25 a.m. when a male attacker with a T-shirt wrapped around his face came up to the home on foot and fired several shots, hitting the boy.
The victim was dead on the scene, and the attacker fled north on foot.
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1 killed, 1 hurt in Gage Park shooting

One man was killed and another seriously injured by gunfire this morning in the South Side's Gage Park neighborhood. The incident happened at about 7:50 a.m. in the 5800 block of South Washtenaw Avenue.
One man, believed to be in his 20s, died from this injuries, while the other man, who is 28 years old, was in critical condition.
The man who died was identified as Salvador Rodriguez, a resident of the block where the shooting happened.
The men were walking along the block when an unknown gunman in a red minivan opened fire, said Chicago Police Officer Robert Perez. It was not immediately known if the gunman got out of the vehicle.
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Parolee shot dead in West Englewood neighborhood

A 32-year-old parolee identified by the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office as 32-year-old Herschel Phillips was killed in a hail of gunfire on a front porch in the West Englewood neighborhood.
The drive-by shooting happened at about 4:50 p.m. Tuesday in the 6600 block of South Oakley Avenue.
Witnesses told police the victim was sitting on a porch when a gunman in an blue older model Buick pulled up and fired as many as 20 shots before fleeing the scene.
The victim, who was struck twice in the chest was rushed to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was pronounced dead.
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2 killed in Southwest Side shooting

Two men were killed this morning in a shooting in the city's Chicago Lawn neighborhood on the Southwest Side.
The victims are Juan Guzman, 23, of the 5600 block of South Troy Street in Chicago, and Santos Rodriguez, 22, of the 5900 block of South Albany Avenue in Chicago. Rodriguez was pronounced dead at 5:05 a.m. at Stein Institute, and Guzman was pronounced dead at 5:20 a.m. at Stein.
The shooting happened about 1:06 a.m. in the 6000 block of South Albany Avenue, the two victims were on the street in that area when they were approached by another offender on foot who began shooting.
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Man fatally shot in Southwest Side drive-by

A man walking on a Southwest Side street was killed in a Saturday afternoon drive-by shooting.

The man — identified by the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office as 38-year-old David Lucas — was shot about 2:50 p.m. in the 6500 block of South California Avenue.

Police said the man was walking when a light-colored four-door vehicle approached, a gunman exited and began shooting then fled in the vehicle.

Lucas, of the 6900 block of South Mozart St., was pronounced dead at 4:01 p.m. at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn
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Man shot in the city's Gage Park neighborhood

Man shot in the city's Gage Park neighborhood.
That shooting occurred on the 5500 block of South Sacramento Avenue. Preliminary reports said a male victim suffered a gunshot wound to his arm and was taken to Stroger Hospital.
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20-year-old shot in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood

A 20-year-old alsow was shot in the leg at 2:21 a.m. in the 5900 block of South Talman Avenue in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood on the South Side.
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2 teens shot in MArquette Park

At about 8:25 p.m., two teens, ages 17 and 18, were shot on the 6600 block of South Mozart Street.
The 17-year-old boy suffered a wound to his thigh. The second victim was shot in the foot. Both were reported in good condition at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn.
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Man shot dead with shotgun in Marquette Park

Shooting involved a man, identified only as being his 20s, suffering a shotgun wound to the chest at about 9:50 p.m. in the 2600 block of West 68th Street, authorities said. The man was later pronounced dead, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.
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Pregnant teen dies in shooting; baby saved

A teenager six months pregnant was shot and killed on a street in the Marquette Park neighborhood late Tuesday, but doctors were able to save her baby.
The teen, identified this morning by the Cook County medical examiner's office as Charinez Jefferson, 17, of the 600 block of South Albany Ave., was walking with a group of friends on the 3000 block of W. 64th Street at 10:35 p.m. when a male gunman got out of a car and ran at the group.
"One of them yelled, 'He's got a got a gun,' and everyone scattered.  Jefferson was found moments later lying on the street with multiple gunshot wounds to her body and one shot to her head.
She was put on advanced life support equipment in an ambulance and transported to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in critical condition. At the same time, paramedics worked to save the baby.
Jefferson was declared dead at 11:11 p.m. at the hospital, but doctors at Christ saved the baby.
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16 year old shot dead on Oakley Ave

A 16-year-old boy was shot dead this morning about 12:35 a.m. on the 6900 block of South Oakley Avenue in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood on the city's South Side. When police arrived at the scene, they found an unresponsive male with multiple gunshot wounds to his body.
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Man and woman shot in Chicago Lawn

The shooting happened about 11:21 p.m. on the 6200 block of South Western Avenue in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood.
Two people, a male and a female were wounded. The female victim was taken to Stroger Hospital where she was reported in stable condition. The male was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center.
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Man stabs 3 at Walgreens On Southwest Side

A knife-wielding man walked into a Gage Park neighborhood Walgreens this morning and stabbed three people before he was arrested by police.
The man, in his 20s, entered the store in the 5500 block of South Kedzie Avenue at about 1 a.m. He then stabbed two women and a man.
"He walked in, he looked normal," said a store worker, Manuel Rodriguez. "But he had a butcher knife."
Tactical officers from a neighboring police district arrested the attacker after they saw several people running out of the store, .
One of the woman was stabbed in the breast, while the second was stabbed in the abdomen, thigh and arms, Greer said. The third victim suffered a wound to the hand.
The motive for the attack was unclear. It didn't appear that the attacker knew his victims.
UPDATE:
Daniel Lopez, of the 5100 block of South Spaulding Avenue, was charged late Tuesday with two counts of attempted murder and one count of aggravated battery.
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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.
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Man arrested after officers see him shooting at vehicle in Marquette Park neighborhood

Police have arrested a man after tactical officers saw him shooting at a vehicle in the Marquette Park neighborhood on the Southwest Side and found him after searching a nearby block.
About 11:05 a.m., tactical officers saw the man shooting at a vehicle in the 6600 block of South Campell Avenue.
At least one of the officers shot at the man, but no one was hit.
Police then searched for the man for about 20 minutes before taking him into custody about 11:27 a.m. a block away in the 6500 block of South Campbell Avenue.
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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.
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Man shot and killed in Marquette Park

A  man was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting while walking on a Southwest Side street Friday morning.
The 22-year-old victim was walking in the 7100 block of South Rockwell Street in Marquette Park about 11:52 a.m. Friday when he was shot in the head by someone riding in a passing vehicle.
The victim, identified as Blair Davis, 22, of the 1300 block of South Independence Boulevard, was transported to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was pronounced dead at 3:20 p.m. Friday afternoon.
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15-year-old seriously wounded in Marquette Park

A 15-year-old boy was seriously wounded in a shooting in the city's Marquette Park neighborhood on the South Side.
The shooting happened about 10:00 p.m. on the 6500 block of South Campbell Avenue.
The boy was walking on the sidewalk when shots were fired and he was struck.
He was taken in serious condition to the hospital with wounds to his chest and thighs.
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2 wounded in Marquette Park neighborhood shooting

Two men were shot and wounded as they sat in a car in the Southwest Side’s Marquette Park neighborhood this afternoon.
A 24-year-old man was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in serious-to-critical condition after being shot in the 7100 block of South Washtenaw Avenue about 2:45 p.m.
A 20-year-old man was taken in good condition to Holy Cross Hospital from the same location.
The two men were in a car when they were attacked.
The older man, who police said was 23, was shot in the leg, and the younger man was injured when he was cut by glass from the car in the shooting.
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1 shot dead, 8 wounded in violence on South Side

The first shooting happened about 11:54 p.m. on the 500 block of East 65th Street in the city's Woodlawn neighborhood. The victim, later identified by the medical examiner's office as Marquis Strong, 26, of the 7100 block of South Yates Avenue, got into a verbal altercation with another man, police said. The second man pulled a gun, shot Yates, and then fled the scene on a bicycle.
Strong was shot in the chest and was taken to John H. Stroger Jr., Hospital of Cook County, where he was pronounced dead at 12:25 a.m.
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About three minutes later, another man was shot in the city's Washington Park neighborhood.
That shooting happened on the 300 block of East 56th Street. Preliminary reports said the man was walking when he was shot in the arm. He was taken in good condition to Saint Bernard Hospital and Health Care Center.
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Less than 20 minutes later, three more people were wounded in a drive-by shooting in the same neighborhood.
That shooting happened on the 5700 block of South Wabash Avenue. Preliminary reports stated an 18-year-old woman and two men, ages 18 and 21, were shot while they were sitting on a porch. Apparently, a vehicle drove by and someone inside fired shots, striking the three victims.
The woman suffered a wound to her hip and was taken in stable condition to Northwestern Memorial Hospital. The 18-year-old man was shot in both arms and was taken in good condition to Stroger Hospital. The third man, 21, suffered a graze wound to his head and was taken in good condition to the University of Chicago Hospitals.
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About 1:15 a.m. a.m. this morning, two men were shot by a male gunman in the 6100 block of South Talman Avenue, according to a news release from Chicago Police News Affairs. One man, 35, was shot in the chin and abdomen and was taken in serious condition to Advocate Christ Medical Center; the other, 36, was shot in the back and is in good condition.
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Shortly before 2 a.m. on the 1200 block of South Independence Boulevard, two women were shot on the city's West Side, officials said. The women were part of a group standing on the sidewalk when a male gunman fired in their direction, striking them both, police said.
A 19-year-old suffered multiple gunshot wounds to her legs. She was taken in critical condition to Mount Sinai Hospital. The other victim, 22, was shot in the forearm. She was taken in good condition to Mount Sinai.
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