How many shootings in Chicago this weekend? Sixteen people have been shot, five fatally, in gun violence across the city, the police department said.
on the city's Northwest Side left three people killed and another critically hurt, Chicago police said. The shooting happened at West Melrose Street and North Central Avenue in the Cragin neighborhood at about 2:26 a.m., police said. An altercation at a local bar spilled out onto the street and someone fired shots. The alleged shooter fled the scene in a dark SUV.A 50-year-old man, shot in the head and chest, was pronounced dead on the scene, police said.
A 31-year-old man was walking toward his parked vehicle in the Loop's 0-100 block of West Randolph Street at about 3:37 a.m., police said. A red SUV passed him, and someone fired shots in his direction. The victim, who holds a FOID card and concealed carry license, took out his gun and fired several rounds, police said. The SUV then fled the scene. The victim, who was not injured, saw someone get out of his parked vehicle and run away.
Both were subsequently taken into custody. Police said they are seeking a third offender, whose age is unknown. Area Three detectives are investigating the incident. Police did not immediately provide further information. This latest incident is at least the second time in about a week that a legally armed resident in Chicago has shot an alleged attacker to avoid becoming a victim of a crime.while she was driving about an hour earlier. The shooting happened around 2 a.m.
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