CHICAGO (WLS) — At least 19 individuals have been shot, with two fatalities, due to gun violence throughout the city during this Fourth of July weekend, according to Chicago police.
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Two women were shot, one fatally, on the city’s South Side early Thursday morning, police said.
Authorities stated that officers were dispatched to a report of a shooting in the 7100-block of South Jeffery Boulevard in the South Shore neighborhood shortly before 12:30 a.m.
A 37-year-old woman and a 29-year-old woman were inside a home with a male of an unknown age.
The male took out a gun and demanded the victims’ property, police said.
Police said a struggle ensued, and the male fired shots before fleeing from the scene.
The 29-year-old woman, shot in the neck and chest, was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead.
The 37-year-old woman, shot in the arm, was taken to the same hospital in good condition.
There is no one in custody, and Area One detectives are investigating.
Police did not immediately provide further information about the shooting.
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On the same morning, four people were wounded in a shooting on the Far South Side, police said.
The shooting took place at about 3:17 a.m. in the 600-block of East 133rd Street.
Police said a group of people were outside when someone opened fire.
Four people were transported to hospitals, including two in critical condition.
Hours later, three men were shot in the city’s Englewood neighborhood, police said.
The shooting happened around 12:53 p.m. in the 1600-block of West 59th Street, police said.
A 51-year-old man, shot in the groin, was hospitalized in critical condition, the CPD noted. Additionally, two men, aged 40 and 50, were also shot and transported to hospitals where they are in good condition.
Minutes later, a man was killed in a drive-by shooting in the city’s Jeffery Manor neighborhood, police said.
The shooting happened in the 9900-block of South Bensley Avenue around 1:20 p.m.
A 21-year-old man was on the sidewalk when a vehicle pulled up and someone inside fired shots, police said.
The victim, shot in the body multiple times, was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
Area Two detectives are investigating. Police did not immediately provide further information about the shooting.
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