A man was killed and six other people wounded today in separate shootings on the city's South Side since Wednesday morning, police said.
About 4:10 a.m. Wednesday, a man was found shot multiple times in his back on the 4500 block of South Halsted Street, said Police News Affairs Officer Joshua Purkiss.
The man, described as in his 20s, was pronounced dead at 9:55 a.m. at the scene, according to a spokesman for the Cook County medical examiner's office. As of 7:50 p.m., the man has not been identified, the spokesman said.
An 18-year-old man was shot about 11 p.m. in the 6400 block of South Normal Avenue, Chicago Police Department News Affairs Officer Hector Alfaro said. He was taken to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County with a wound to the upper right leg. Someone inside a dark sedan shot the teen while he was on the sidewalk, Alfaro said.
A 15-year-old girl was shot in the head about 9:35 p.m., Chicago Police Department News Affairs Officer Ron Gaines said. She was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in serious condition from the 1100 block of West 104th Street.
Two people were shot about 5:15 p.m. An 18-year-old woman and 27-year-old man were shot in the 6200 block of South Campbell Avenue, Purkiss said. The pair were shot by two people who opened fire from the mouth of a nearby alley, police said, and shell casings were recovered near the scene.
The woman was taken to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Purkiss said, and the man to Mount Sinai Hospital. Both suffered multiple wounds and were transported in serious condition, he said.
Another man, 21, was shot about 4:15 p.m. on the 4700 block of South Champlain Avenue in the city's Bronzeville neighborhood. He suffered a wound to his right leg and drove himself to Mercy Hospital and Medical Center, said Purkiss. His condition was not immediately available.
About 30 minutes earlier, a 28-year-old man was shot in the city's West Chesterfield neighborhood. That shooting happened on the 8700 block of South King Drive, Purkiss said. The man suffered a wound to his foot and his condition was stabilized, Purkiss said. There was no immediate information available about the circumstances leading up to the attack or about where he was taken for treatment.
Area South and Area Central detectives were investigating.
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