Chicago weekend violence: 47 people hit by gunfire, 13 of them in just five hours

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CHICAGO - At least 47 people were shot in Chicago over the weekend, 13 of them in just five hours late Sunday and early Monday.

An 11-year-old girl was shot in the leg in the Auburn Gresham area just after midnight Monday. Ten minutes later, a woman and two teens, 16 and 17, were wounded about half a mile away, according to Chicago police.

Five people were wounded in a mass shooting Friday evening when a gunman opened fire in a parking lot in the 3000 block of South Rhodes Avenue.

Homicides

At least four people were killed in the weekend gun violence.

Sunday night, a 36-year-old woman was fatally shot in West Englewood on the South Side. She was on a sidewalk about 8:30 p.m. in the 6400 block of South Marshfield Avenue when someone opened fire, striking her in the head, Chicago police said. The woman was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead.
Earlier Sunday, a man was killed in Englewood on the South Side. Officers found the 40-year-old on a sidewalk with gunshot wounds to his head and body in the 700 block of West 73rd Street around 3:35 a.m., police said. Paramedics took him to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Police reported no arrests.
Friday night, a man was killed in a drive-by shooting on the Near West Side. The 22-year-old was sitting in a vehicle around 11:45 p.m. when a red car drove by and someone from inside fired shots in the 2300 block of West Harrison Street, police said. He was shot in the back and was taken to Stroger Hospital where he died.
A man was killed on a porch Friday evening in Stony Island Park. Someone opened fire on him around 8:30 p.m. in the 8400 block of South Bennett Avenue, Chicago police said. The 30-year-old was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

Nonfatal attacks

Late Friday, five people were shot in a parking lot in the 3000 block of South Rhodes Avenue in the Douglas community, police said. A 27-year-old man was shot in the chin and a 19-year-old man was struck in the leg police said. Both were taken in good condition to the University of Chicago Medical Center. A woman, 18, was struck in the leg and was also taken in good condition to the University of Chicago Medical Center, police said. A 20-year-old man was shot in the arm and was taken to Mercy Hospital in good condition, and a 26-year-old man was shot in the leg and was taken to the same hospital in good condition.
A woman and two teenagers were hurt in a shooting early Monday in Gresham on the South Side. The group was standing outside about 12:50 a.m. in the 8500 block of South Peoria Street when someone opened fire, police said. A woman, 29, was struck in the head and taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in critical condition, police said. A boy, 16, was shot in the arm and leg, while a girl, 17, suffered a graze wound to the back, police said. Both teens were taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in good condition, police said.

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Just ten minutes earlier, an 11-year-old girl was shot while standing outside in the 8600 block of South Halsted Street, police said.
Three men were wounded in an attack in Humboldt Park Friday. Officers responded to the shooting about 9 p.m. in the 800 block of North Central Park Avenue, police said. They were all treated at hospitals.
Also Friday, a 17-year-old girl was wounded in South Chicago. She was in a ride-hailing car about 9:50 p.m. in the 8800 block of South Mackinaw Avenue when someone opened fire from an SUV, police said. She was shot in the shoulder and hospitalized in good condition.
Early Saturday, a woman was shot in River North. A man walked up to the car she was in and showed a weapon in the 100 block of West Illinois Street. The driver tried to leave as the gunman shot into the car, striking the woman in both her legs. She was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in serious condition.

Last weekend in Chicago, seven people were killed and 30 others wounded in shootings.

The Sun-Times counts weekend shootings between 5 p.m. Friday and 5 a.m. Monday.