2 Killed, 15 Wounded In Chicago Weekend Shootings
(STMW) --Two men were killed and at least 15 other people have been wounded in shootings across Chicago this weekend, according to Chicago Police.
The latest homicide happened Sunday afternoon in Humboldt Park on the West Side.
A 21-year-old man was outside about 12:45 p.m. in the 3900 block of West Augusta when three people walked out of an alley and one of them started shooting, police said.
The man, a documented gang member, was shot in the neck and pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The Cook County medical examiner's office did not immediately confirm the fatality.
A 20-year-old man was also shot in the head, right arm and torso at the same location, police said. He took himself to Norwegian American Hospital and was taken to Stroger Hospital, where his condition was stabilized.
Another 21-year-old man was gunned down in the weekend's other fatal shooting late Friday in Greater Grand Crossing on the South Side.
Matthew M. Williams was in a basement apartment in the 7100 block of South Calumet about 11:30 p.m. when a bullet came through the window and struck him in the back, according to police and the medical examiner's office.
Williams, of the 1000 block of East 46th Street, was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead less than an hour later, authorities said.
The most recent nonfatal shooting was a Sunday morning drive-by attack in the Gage Park neighborhood on the Southwest Side.
A 32-year-old man was walking in the 5800 block of South Albany about 6:15 a.m. when someone opened fire from a passing SUV, police said.
He was hit in the right side and lower leg and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in good condition, police said.
At least 13 other people have been shot in separate attacks since since 5 p.m. Friday.
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