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CHICAGO -- At least 21 people have been shot, four fatally, in Chicago shootings so far this Memorial Day weekend.

A man was shot to death Saturday morning in the Humboldt Park neighborhood
on the Northwest Side. It happened about 11:15 a.m. in the 1100 block of
North Ridgeway Avenue, according to Chicago police. The man, thought to be between 25-30, suffered multiple gunshot wounds. He died at a hospital.
Area detectives were investigating.

Hours earlier, two people were shot, one fatally, in the Heart of Chicago neighborhood, police said. A 36-year-old woman and a 37-year-old man were standing on a sidewalk in the 2300 block of West 18th Street just before 3
a.m. when someone fired shots, according to Chicago police. They were
taken to a nearby hospital, where the man was pronounced dead. The woman
was listed in critical condition with a gunshot wound to the face. No
arrests have been made and detectives are investigating.

Less than hour earlier, a 34-year-old man was fatally shot in Lakeview, according to police. The man was found on a sidewalk in the 500 block of
West Surf Street around 2:15 a.m., police said. He suffered a gunshot
wound to the chest. He was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Hospital,
where he was pronounced dead. No one is in custody and detectives are investigating.

At around 12:50 a.m., police say a man, 33, was found shot to death in
Auburn Gresham. He was found on a sidewalk in the 7800 block of South
Seeley Avenue according to police. He suffered a gunshot wound to the
armpit and was pronounced dead on the scene. No one is in custody and detectives are investigating.

In non-fatal shootings, a 16-year-old girl was shot while standing on a sidewalk in East Garfield Park. It happened early Saturday morning around
1:11 a.m. in the 3000 blk. of W. Jackson. The teen was taken to Mt. Sinai
in fair condition with a gunshot wound to her right side. There is no one
in custody and Area Four detectives are investigating.

Another teen was shot in a Jeffrey Manor home after opening the front door Friday night, Chicago police said. The shooting happened just before 10:30
p.m. in the 9700 block of South Merrill Avenue, police said. The 17-year-
old male victim was still inside the home when he was shot in the leg. He
was taken to a hospital in good condition, police said. No other
information was immediately available.

A Michigan police officer is in custody after a gun went off in a River
North hotel room on Saturday afternoon, officials said. The off-duty
officer, a 23-year-old man from the Grand Rapids area, was inside a hotel
room with another man, 25, in 300 block of North Dearborn Street at about
3:10 p.m. Police said the younger man was handling a gun when it went off, striking himself and the older man. The off-duty officer, shot in the
hand, was transported to Northwestern Hospital in fair condition. The
other man, shot in the stomach, was taken to the same hospital in fair condition. The officer is in custody and charges are pending. Police found
two guns on the scene, and Area Three detectives are investigating.
Authorities did not immediately provide further information about the
shooting.

Last weekend, at least 23 people were shot, one fatally, police said.

Source: Sun-Times Media Wire - Copyright Chicago Sun-Times 2023.)

https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-shootings-shooting-breaking-news- today/13307940/

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