Chicago shootings this weekend have left at least 27 people shot, five fatally, the police department said.
Officers were investigating about 2:40 a.m in the 2200-block of West Walnut Street after hearing multiple gunshots in the area. When they arrived, they saw a suspect fire at a man, then get into a gray car and drive off, police said. The man, who was shot in the back, was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Less than two hours later, a male was fatally shot in a South Austin drive-by on the West Side. About 6 p.m., the male was on the sidewalk in the 200-block of South Laramie Avenue when he was shot in the face and leg, police said. He was taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition, but he died from his injuries, police said. His age wasn't immediately known.
In other shootings, two men were wounded early Saturday on the Lower West Side while standing in the 2300-block of South Damen Avenue about 2:10 a.m., police said. One man, 19, was hit in the leg and hip; the other man, 22, was grazed in the hip. Both were taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where they were listed in good condition.
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