At least 32 people were shot in Chicago as of Sunday afternoon. Six of them being killed in the process, as firing continues to rage within the city limits.
One of the encounters left a teenage boy dead and three others wounded in Lawndale.
After the incident happened a little before 11 p.m. on Friday, officers responded to a ShotSpotter call. When they arrived at the spot they found two boys were inside a stairway who’d been shot.
One of them, Antwon Winters, was only 14, and was pronounced dead from a gunshot to the chest.
The other child, 15, had been shot in the right leg and was taken to the same hospital, though he was in good condition, Authorities reported that he was “very uncooperative” with police and refusing to answer any questions.
Another boy, 14, was shot in the toe but received medical care and currently is in good condition.
A fourth victim, 15, had a laceration wound to the face but fled away before he could be treated or interviewed.
A 23-year-old man and 22-year-old woman were in a car when a black Chevrolet pulled up and someone began firing a gun, police said. The woman, Tynaz Shorter, was pronounced dead later at the hospital.
According to law enforcement, another three men were wounded in a shooting on Saturday afternoon when they were approached by a vehicle before someone inside the car fired shots at them.
During an incident that took place in the East Garfield Park neighborhood, again another three men, 25, 27, and 37 respectively, were also wounded late on Sunday in a separate shooting. At Stroger and Mount Sinai hospital, each man received medical care. They all are in good condition.