Man shot in Belmont Central neighborhood

Another man sustained two gun shot wounds to his chest at about 4:20 a.m. in the 2200 block Mango Avenue in the Belmont Central neighborhood.
A dark vehicle approached the man while he was standing on the street and someone inside opened fire. Police are still investigating and believe that shooting may be gang related.
UPATE: DOA Dead was Xavier Silva, 20, of the 3200 block of North Natchez Avenue, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.
Friends of Silva's told police they had been at a party in the neighborhood and after leaving the party, went in opposite directions on Mango, according to police.
Witnesses told police they saw a small, four-door, black sedan headed south on Mango before the shooting. Preliminary reports said the vehicle approached the victim as he was on the street and someone opended fire striking him twice in the  chestBEAT 2515

16 year old shot in Logan Square neighborhood

The boy was standing on the 1700 block of North Springfield Avenue just after 9 p.m. on Friday in the city’s Logan Square neighborhood when a man walked up, shouted gang slogans, pulled a gun and opened fire.
He was shot in the arm and leg and is in good condition at Mount Sinai Hospital.
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Man shot in Belmont Gardens neighborhood

Just before 9 p.m., a man was shot in the leg in the 2400 block of North Lowell Avenue in the Belmont Gardens neighborhood.
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Gunman critically wounds man in North Austin neighborhood

A young man was critically hurt in a shooting in the North Austin neighborhood on the West Side.
The shooting happened around 4:30 p.m. Sunday in the 1300 block of North Mayfield Avenue.

The 22-year-old victim was struck by at least three shots on the right side of his body when a gunman approached and fired on him.
He was taken to West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park before being transferred to Stroger Hospital in critical condition.
Despite the shooting happening in broad daylight, police weren't able to get a description of the gunman.
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24-year-old man shot dead Humboldt Park neighborhood

A 24-year-old man was standing in the 4100 block of West Potomac Avenue in the Humboldt Park neighborhood at about 2:45 a.m. when someone fired shots from inside a dark car passing by.
Preliminary reports said he had an argument with another person outside a house on that block before being shot.
The man was hit in his chest and back, and he was pronounced dead after being transported to Mount Sinai Hospital.
The Cook County medical examiner's office identified him as Dwayne Wilks, of the 8300 block of South Green Street in the Gresham neighborhood.
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Man, 61, beaten, robbed of bike- the ghetto wilding continues

A 61-year-old man was seriously injured tonight when he was beaten by three males and robbed of his bicycle on the West Side in the city's Humboldt Park neighborhood.
The robbery happened about 7:15 p.m. on the 3800 block of West Grand Avenue.
 Preliminary reports said the man was robbed and assaulted by a group of three males.
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29 YEAR OLD SHOT

a 29-year-old man was hit in the chest after shots were fired from a passing car.  The incident happened in the 1500 block of North Lorel Avenue in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side.
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Male shot on the Northwest Side

Male shot on the Northwest Side in the city's Belmont Cragin neighborhood. That shooting occurred on the 5200 block of West Deming Place. The victim was shot in his hip.
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Man shot in his back in the Avondale neighborhood

 Man shot in his back in the Avondale neighborhood.
That shooting happened near the intersection of Belmont and Lawndale avenues. Preliminary reports stated the man, described as in his 30s, was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Hospital.
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22 year old shot in Cragin neighborhood

A 22-year-old man was found shot in the back late Friday night in the city's Cragin neighborhood on the Northwest Side. Officers and paramedics responded about 11:39 p.m. to the 2600 block of North Linder Avenue near the intersection of Wrightwood and Linder avenues and found the man. The victim was transported in serious condition to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center.
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23 year old shot

About 2:30 this morning, a 23-year-old man was shot in the 2800 block of North Kildare Avenue while driving his car on the Northwest Side. Another car pulled alongside and a man fired shots into the victim's vehicle, shattering the glass and leaving the man with a gunshot wound to the arm and lacerations from the flying glass. Three passengers — a 16-year-old female, an 18-year-old female, and a 24-year-old male were also injured by the flying glass.
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Gang member killed in clash with rivals on West Side

A clash between rival West Side gangs Thursday evening led to the slaying of one of their members. A suspect was in custody.
Robert Solomon, 33, of the 400 block of Forest Avenue in Aurora, was shot in the chest and killed on the 4300 block of West Dickens Street in Chicago's Hermosa neighborhood about 8:30 p.m..
Solomon was with other members of the Latin Eagles street gang who were exchanging gang slogans with members of a rival gang, Kubiak said. One of those rival gang members took out a handgun and shot Solomon in the chest, she said. His alleged assailant was in custody.
Solomon has a long record of drug and weapons arrests, according to records. He most recently was convictetd on narcotics charges in 2005, and in 1998 was convicted of murder/intent to kill and sentenced to eight years.
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Another person shot in Humbolt Park nieghborhood

12 a.m. this morning, a 23-year-old man was shot in the 1200 block of Avers Avenue in Humboldt Park on the West Side. The man was in a 2004 Chevrolet Malibu with three women that was just pulling away from the curb when an unknown offender ran towards the vehicle and fired multiple shot.
The victim, a passenger in the car, was hit once in the upper thigh and once in the stomach; the driver of the car took him to the Hospital. The victim's condition was serious but had stabilized.
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21 year old shot in Hanson Park neighborhood

About 2:30 a.m. today, a 21-year-old man was walking in the 2300 block of North Long Avenue in the Hanson Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side. He was hit in the left arm by shots fired from passing vehicle in what police said appeared to be a gang-related shooting. He is in good condition.
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24-year-old male shot in the leg

A little after 5 a.m. today, a 24-year-old male was shot in the leg in the 1700 block of  North Keystone Avenue in the Hermosa neighborhood on the Northwest Side, police said. He was taken to Stroger, where his condition had stabilized.
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17 year old shot

At 1:33 a.m. today, a 17-year-old male suffered gunshot wounds to his legs after hearing shots while he was walking on a sidewalk in the 1300 block of North Mayfield Avenue in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side. The victim was taken in good condition to West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park.
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Man shot in Humboldt Park neighborhood

A man described as in his 30s was shot in the city's Humboldt Park neighborhood on the West Side, officials said.
The shooting happened about 8 p.m. on the 3700 block of West Grand Avenue.
The victim was taken to Stroger Hospital, but there was no immediate information available about his condition, police
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Police shoot, wound knife-wielding man on NW Side

Chicago police shot and wounded a man who reportedly brandished kitchen knives at officers in the Cragin neighborhood, officials said this morning.

The shooting happened at about 9:45 p.m. Sunday in the 2900 block of North Lotus Avenue, police said. There were conflicting reports that said the shooting happened in the 3000 block of North Lotus.

Officers were called to assist fire department paramedics who were confronted by a knife-wielding man on the street, police said in a statement.
The technicians were trying to treat the visibly-bleeding man, who initially refused to show them his hands, said Pat Camden, a spokesman for the Fraternal Order of Police, which represents the department's rank-and-file. The officers repeatedly demanded that the man show them his hands, which he kept concealed behind his back, Camden said.
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 When the man finally revealed his hands, he was holding a steak knife and a carving knife, according to Camden. After the man refused several commands from officers to drop the knives, one of the officers shot the man when he advanced on them, according to police and Camden.

The wounded man remained combative and was tasered by officers, who then took him into custody.

Police said they recovered a weapon at the scene, but a police spokesman couldn't say whether one or two knives were found.

The man was taken to a Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, where he was being treated for a non-serious wound, Camden said. No other injuries were reported.

Afterwards, police discovered that the man stabbed a female prior to the officers' arrival. She was also hospitalized with non life threatening injuries, police said.

Officials with the Independent Police Review Authority, which investigates police-involved shootings, had been dispatched to the scene and at the hospitals, said Andrea Stoutenborough, IPRA's coordinator of investigations.

She confirmed that they were investigating the shooting of a knife-wielding man, but couldn't provide any other details.

Man shot in Hanson Park neighborhood

A 20-year-old man was seriously wounded tonight in a shooting on the Northwest Side in the city's Hanson Park neighborhood.
The shooting happened about 8:20 p.m. on the 2000 block of North Laramie Avenue, police said.

Preliminary reports stated a man was shot in his thigh and taken in serious condition to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center.
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Teen girl shot in neck, 6 others hurt in shootings

A 15-year-old girl was shot in the neck and seriously wounded late Thursday, one of at least seven victims of overnight shootings.
The girl was shot about 9:05 p.m. in the Hermosa neighborhood on the West Side. She was walking on the 4100 block of West Wabansia Avenue when she heard shots and felt pain, according to police.
She was shot in the neck and taken in serious condition to Mount Sinai Hospital.
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At least six others also were wounded across the city.
At 10:15 p.m. in the Trumbull Park neighborhood, a male in his teens was shot in his leg at 10524 S. Oglesby Ave., according to police News Affairs Officer Hector Alfaro.
He was taken in good condition to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn.
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Later at 11:38 p.m. and only a couple of blocks away in the South Deering neighborhood, two males were shot near the intersection of East 103rd Street and South Calhoun Avenue, said Officer Ron Gaines.
One person was shot in his abdomen and transported to Advocate Christ Medical Center while the other was shot in his leg and taken to Advocate Trinity Hospital. Their ages were not immediately known.
It was not immediately known if the two shootings were related.
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At 3:38 a.m., two women and a man were wounded in a possible drive-by in the 9700 block of South Luella, according to Gaines.
The two women were taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn and listed in stable condition. The man was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, also in stable condition. detectives are investigating.
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