Boy, 17, fatally shot in Washington Park neighborhood

A 17-year-old boy was shot and killed Monday afternoon on a street in the Washington Park neighborhood that has been the scene of previous shootings.
Killed was Steven McGee of the 6100 block of South Michigan Avenue.
At about 5:50 p.m., McGee was walking in the 6000 block of South Prairie Avenue -- about three blocks from his home -- when a man passing by on a bicycle warned that "guys with guns" had gathered in a nearby alley.
Then one or two men emerged from the alley and opened fire on McGee, striking him in the head and upper torso.
Police said McGee, who reached 17 only six days ago, was affiliated with an area gang, but didn't offer a motive.
BEAT 311

Man shot dead on South Side

A 18-year-old man identified by the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office as 18-year-old Devon Berner died after being shot in the Washington Park neighborhood this afternoon.
The shooting took place on the 6100 block of South Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. Officials had earlier said the location was in the Parkway Gardens neighborhood.
BEAT 311

Man shot in Washington Park neighborhood

A 49-year-old man was shot in the stomach  on the 300 block of East 61st Street in the city's Washington Park neighborhood.
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4 wounded in 2 shootings on West, South sides

Four people were wounded in two separate shootings this afternoon on the West and South sides, officials said.
Three people suffered minor wounds when someone fired a shotgun in the West Side's East Garfield Park neighborhood, striking them with pellets, said police.

That shooting happened a little before 1 p.m. on the 700 block of North Trumbull Avenue. There was no information available on the ages or exact conditions of the wounded people, but police described the victims as two males and a female.
SHOOTING OCCURED IN THE 11TH DISTRICT Beat 1121
(Jan. 1, 2011-June 8, 2011)
Shooting- 8
Homicide- 1
Drug Arrests- 197
Robbery- 27
Gun Arrests- 7

An 18-year-old man was shot in the arm this afternoon in the Washington Park neighborhood on the South Side, police said.

The man was driven by a friend to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where his condition has been stabilized, police said.

That shooting happened about 3:20 p.m. on the 6000 block of South Prairie Avenue.

As of 6 p.m., no one was in custody for either shooting. Harrison Area and Wentworth Area detectives were investigating
SHOOTING  OCCURED IN THE 3RD DISTRICT Beat 311 (Jan. 1, 2011-June 8, 2011)
Shooting- 4
Homicide- 0
Drug Arrests- 43
Robbery- 27
Gun Arrests-10

Man shot on South Side, dropped off at hospital

A man who said he was shot this morning in the city's Washington Park neighborhood on the South Side was dropped off by friends at the hospital, police said.
The victim, whose age was not immediately available, was dropped off at the University of Chicago Hospitals about 3:20 a.m. by his friends, said Police News Affairs Officer Amina Greer.
The man told police he was shot earlier this morning on the 6100 block of South Wabash Street, Greer said.
The man suffered a gunshot wound to his abdomen. His condition was stabilized at the hospital, Greer said.
The circumstances behind the shooting were unknown. As of 4:15 a.m., no one was in custody. shooting. Wentworth Area detectives were investigating.
SHOOTING  OCCURED IN THE 3RD DISTRICT Beat 311 (Jan. 1, 2011-May 12, 2011)
Shooting- 1
Homicide- 0
Drug Arrests- 32
Robbery- 21
Gun Arrests-6

4 shot on South Side

Four people were shot early this morning in the Washington Park neighborhood on the South Side.
About 12:50 a.m., two men and two women were standing in the street in the 300 block of East 60th Street when they were shot, according to a release from police News Affairs.
A 31-year-old man suffered a gunshot wound to his leg and was listed in good condition at Provident Hospital of Cook County, while an 18-year-old was shot in the leg and listed in good condition at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, the release said.
A 28-year-old woman was shot in the shoulder and listed in stable at John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County and a 29-year-old woman suffered a gunshot wound to her arm. She refused medical attention, the release said.
No one was in custody and no other information was immediately available.
Wentworth Area detectives are investigating.
SHOOTING  OCCURED IN THE 3RD DISTRICT Beat 311 (Jan. 1, 2011-May 12, 2011)
Shooting- 1
Homicide- 0
Drug Arrests- 32
Robbery- 21
Gun Arrests-6