Chicago weekend shootings have left at least 9 shot, 3 fatally, police said.
CHICAGO -- At least nine have been shot, three fatally, Memorial Day weekend across Chicago since Friday evening, according to police.The men, 29 and 38, were near the sidewalk about 5 p.m. in the 5500 block of South Bishop Street when they pulled out a gun and fired shots at each other, Chicago police said.
Both men were transferred to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where they were pronounced dead, police said. Their names haven't been released.One person was killed in a shooting Saturday afternoon in Chicago Lawn on the South West Side. About 1:30 p.m., a male, whose age was unknown, was shot in the head in the 2400 block of West 63rd Street, Chicago police said.
He was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn where he was later pronounced dead, police said. He has not yet been identified.ABC7 Chicago contributed to this report.
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