Here is the latest from Chicago..I will tally up the weekend killings sometime today....But it just keeps on going
2 slain, 5 wounded in overnight shootings
July 7, 2010 6:08 AM | No Comments | UPDATED STORY
Two people are dead following two separate shootings on Chicago's Far South and North Sides. The victims are just two of seven people shot overnight in the city.
A 25-year-old man was shot dead about 12:45 a.m. in the 11100 block of South Normal Avenue, police said.
The man was idenitified as Michael Wade of the 8700 block of South Burley Avenue, according to a spokeswoman for the Cook County medical examiner's office.
Preliminary reports said witnesses told police they heard shots and soon after saw the victim's vehicle crash. Wade suffered a gunshot wound to the left thigh and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
About 1:26 a.m., a 29-year-old man was shot multiple times in the Uptown neighborhood on Chicago's North Side.
The man was identified as Detrick Garrett of the 4500 block of North Sheridan Road, according to the spokeswoman. Garrett was pronounced dead at 2:04 a.m. at Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center.
Officers responded to the scene in the 4500 block of North Clarendon Avenue and found Garrett shot several times. He was taken to the hospital where he later died from his injuries.
Earlier Tuesday night in the South Shore neighborhood, a 22-year-old man was shot twice in his left forearm, police said.
Police responded to the scene shortly before 10 p.m. in the 2000 block of East 68th Street. Preliminary reports said the man was walking home when an unknown suspect fired three shots, police said.
Less than an hour later, two more people were shot on the West Side in the Austin neighborhood, police said.
Preliminary reports said the victims were shot about 10:40 p.m. in the 0-99 block of South Parkside Avenue.
A 17-year-old boy was taken in good condition to Mt. Sinai Hospital with wounds to his hand, hip and buttocks, police said. A 19-year-old man was taken in good condition to West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park. He suffered a wound to his right shoulder.
About 11:16 p.m., a 22-year-old man was shot in the Back of the Yards neighborhood on city's South Side.
The shooting happened in the 1300 block of West 48th Street, police said. The man suffered a gunshot wound to his left foot and was taken in good condition to Stroger Hospital.
Preliminary reports said the victim was walking down the street when a man emerged from an alley and opened fire.
Two people were stabbed nearby within minutes of the shooting but preliminary reports did not indicate the incidents were related, police said.
No one is in custody for any of the shootings. Wentworth Area, Calumet Area, Grand Area and Belmont Area detectives are investigating.
2 stabbed in Back of the Yards
July 7, 2010 12:43 AM | 1 Comment
Two people were stabbed Tuesday night during a "disturbance" in the Back of the Yards neighborhood, police said.
Preliminary reports said police were called out about 11:27 p.m. to the 5100 block of South Laflin Street, said Police News Affairs Officer Ron Gaines.
When officers arrived, two people were found there with stab wounds, Gaines said.
Both were taken to Stroger Hospital where they were in "stable" condition, police said.
There was no immediate information available about the victims' ages or genders.
Police are investigating.
Woman stabbed to death on Far South Side
July 6, 2010 10:58 PM | No Comments | UPDATED STORY
An 18-year-old woman was fatally stabbed during a fight Tuesday night on the Far South Side, officials said.
The Cook County medical examiner's office was notified of the stabbing death on the 11000 block of South Loomis Street, an office spokesman said.
Preliminary reports said the woman was fighting with a known female suspect when she was stabbed in the neck. The incident happened about 7:39 p.m., police said.
No one is in custody for the stabbing. Police said the suspect fled the scene.
Calumet Area detectives are investigating.
