At least 14 people have been shot, three fatally, in citywide Labor Day weekend shootings, the Chicago Police Department said.
With several festivals, concerts and plenty to do over Labor Day weekend, Chicago police say they are stepping up patrols to keep everyone safe.At least 14 people have been shot, three fatally, in Labor Day weekend shootings across Chicago, police said.on the city's North Side overnight Saturday, Chicago police said. The shooting happened at about 12:04 a.m. in the Old Town neighborhood's 1300 block of North Hudson Avenue, police said.
Hours later, another man was killed in a shooting in the Englewood neighborhood on the South Side. The man, 22, was found with multiple gunshot wounds about 3 a.m. in the 6000 block of South Racine Avenue, Chicago police said. He suffered gunshot wounds in the chest and arm and was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, police said. No one was in custody.
In nonfatal Friday shootings, A 15-year-old boy was seriously wounded in a shooting Friday night in South Chicago. The teen was walking on a sidewalk just before midnight when four men approached him in the 7900 block of South Crandon Avenue and fired close to 45 rounds at the boy, Chicago police said. He was struck twice in the back and taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was listed in critical condition, police said. No one was in custody. Detectives are investigating.
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