RIVERWALK, LAWN DALE SHOOTINGS IN VIOLENT WEEKEND
5 killed, 37 wounded in shootings including 9 people in Lawndale, 2 at Riverwalk
Five men have been killed and at least 37 other people — including nine in Lawndale and two who had been arguing on the Chicago Riverwalk — were wounded in shootings across Chicago between Friday evening and Sunday night.
With temperatures pushing into the 90s, 30 people were shot in less than 9 hours from Saturday evening to Sundaymorning. The weekend was on pace to be deadlier than last weekend, when 30 people were shot, five of them fatally.
Nine people were shot about 3: 15 a. m. Sunday in the Lawndale neighborhood on the Southwest Side, according to Chicago Police. They were gathered in the 3300 block of West Douglas when a black vehicle approached and people inside fired shots.
A 17- year- old boy was shot in the buttocks; another 17- year- old boy was shot in the hand; a 22- year- old man was shot in the ankle; a 23- year- old man was shot in the back; a 29- year- old man was shot in the hip; a 30- yearold man was shot in the lower leg; a 33- year- old woman was shot in the leg; and a 35- yearold man was shot in the leg, police said. All eight victims were taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where their conditions were stabilized.
A ninth victim, a 26- yearold man, was shot in the leg and taken to Rush Oak Park Hospital, where his condition was stabilized.
Meanwhile, in the Loop, two men, ages 28 and 30, were involved in an argument on the Chicago Riverwalk, near Wacker and Dearborn, shortly after 2 a. m. when shots rang out, police said. The younger man was shot in the right leg, while the older man suffered a gunshot wound to the left foot.
They were both taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where their conditions were stabilized. Witnesses at the busy intersection said they heard at least three gunshots. Chicago Police could be seen investigating along the Riverwalk, underneath the Dearborn Street Bridge.
Another fatal shooting happened at 3: 13 a. m. Sunday in the Back of the Yards neighborhood on the South Side. Three men, ages 19, 22, and 33, were standing on the sidewalk in the 5300 block of South Seeley when someone in a vehicle fired shots, striking them all. The youngest man, Ivan Gutierrez, was pronounced dead at the scene, the medical examiner’s office said. The 22- year- old was taken in critical condition to Stroger Hospital, and the oldest man was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where his condition was stabilized.
On Sunday evening, two boys were critically wounded in a shooting near the 31st Street Beach on the South Side. About 7 p. m., the boys, both 16, were in a “physical” fight with an unknown person in the 3100 block of South Lake Shore Drive, according to Chicago Police. The person took out a gun and shot one of the boys in the neck and the other in the legs.
They were taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in critical condition, police said.
The weekend violence almost matched last year’s totals over the same weekend, when 7 people were killed and at least 35 others were wounded in shootings from June 10 to June 13, 2016.