Five people are dead and at least 33 others have been wounded in shootings across the city of Chicago during the Fourth of July weekend, police say.
Three other victims, a 25-year-old man, a 37-year-old man and a 58-year-old man, were all transported to area hospitals in good condition.
A 27-year-old woman was shot in the stomach in the 5400 block of West Kinzie at approximately 3:52 p.m., police said. She was taken to an area hospital in good condition.At approximately 12:37 a.m. in the 7900 block of South Halsted, two people were in a parking lot when they were shot. A 30-year-old man was shot in the thigh, and a 52-year-old woman was shot in the shin. Both were hospitalized in good condition.
At approximately 10:08 p.m., a 17-year-old was shot in the chest in the 4400 block of North Malden, police said. They were taken to an area hospital in fair condition.A 27-year-old man was walking on a sidewalk in the 5500 block of South Shore at approximately 12:28 a.m. when he was shot by a person in a white Kia. Police say the man was hit in the chest, leg and back, and was taken to an area hospital in critical condition.
At approximately 4:36 a.m., an 85-year-old man sitting in a vehicle was robbed at gunpoint. One of the assailants then shot him in the leg, and he was taken to an area hospital, where his condition has stabilized, police said.
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