1 killed, 1 critically injured in NW Side shootingOne man was fatally shot and a second was critically wounded this afternoon in the city’s Avondale neighborhood, police said.
The victims were in the area of the 3000 block of North California Avenue when they were shot at about 1:50 p.m., said Chicago Police News Affairs Officer Anne Dwyer.
Both victims -- a 22-year-old man shot in the head and a 21-year-old man shot in the chest -- were taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in critical condition.
The 21-year-old victim, identified as Jesus Gamboa of the 2900 block of North Washtenaw Avenue -- was later pronounced dead there, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.
An autopsy is scheduled for Friday.
In preliminary reports there was some confusion regarding the victims, initially reported as both men before the younger victim was reported being female. Police later said that both victims were indeed men.
Police believe the shooting was gang-related, Dwyer said, although she could not provide additional details.
Grand Central Area detectives were investigating.
Man shot dead in S. Side Pill Hill neighborhoodA 26-year-old man was fatally shot this morning on the same Pill Hill neighborhood street where a teenager was shot and wounded the day before, police said.
Killed was Christopher Hale Jr., of the 9300 block of South Merrill Avenue, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.
Police officers responding to a "shots fired" call on the 2000 block of East 93rd Street found the victim unresponsive with a gunshot wound to the back at about 9 a.m., police spokesman Officer Phil Armstrong said.
Hale was rushed to nearby Advocate Trinity Hospital, where he was pronounced dead nearly an hour later, a medical examiner's spokesman said. An autopsy is scheduled for Friday.
Hale was shot on the same block where a 17-year-old boy standing with friends was grazed by a bullet just after 6 p.m. Wednesday, police said.
In that shooting, the teen was standing on the block when two vehicles approached, according to a preliminary police report The teen then heard shots and felt pain, having sustained a graze wound to the right forearm, police said. The teen was taken to Trinity, where he was treated in good condition.
Police wouldn't speculate whether the shootings were related, or offer a motive. Calumet Area detectives are investigating both shootings.
Teen shot, critically hurt in Rogers ParkAn 18-year-old boy was shot and critically injured tonight at a park in the city's Rogers Park neighborhood, Chicago police said.
The victim was shot in the head at about 7:45 p.m. as he stood beside a bench in Touhy Park in the 7300 block of North Clark Street, police said.
The unidentified teen was taken to St. Francis Hospital in Evanston, where he was listed in "extremely" critical condition, police spokesman Officer Phil Armstrong said.
Police initially reported that the teen had died, but police later corrected the statement. A spokesman with the Cook County medical examiner's office also confirmed they'd received no notifications about a fatal shooting in the area.
Police had few additional details immediately on the shooting and had not yet made any arrest in the case.
Man critically wounded in drive-by shootingA man was shot in the head and critically wounded after someone opened fire from a passing car on an Englewood street this afternoon, police said.
The man, believed to be in his mid-20s, was in the 6500 block of South Sangamon Street just before 5 p.m. when a car pulled up and someone started firing, said Chicago Police News Affairs Officer John Mirabelli, citing preliminary information.
The man suffered a gunshot wound to the head and was taken to Stroger Hospital, Mirabelli said.
Fire Department paramedics took the victim to Stroger in serious-to-critical condition, said Chicago Fire Department spokesman Richard Rosado.
Two Black Males Shot & Robbed A Man In Summit, Illinois on the SW Chicago borderSummit and Chicago Police are searching for two black males who shot and critically wounded their victim tonight on the Chicago border in Summit. More information as it develops.