36 shot, 8 fatally, since Friday night in Chicago
CHICAGO - At least 36 people have been shot, eight fatally, since Friday night in Chicago, including a 15-year-old boy killed in Lawndale on the West Side.
Dajon Gater was on a front porch on West Lexington in Lawndale on Friday night when two people opened fire. He died after being shot in the head.
Early Saturday, two men were shot dead on West Wilcox in West Garfield Park.
Before that, a man, 27, was shot dead on the Eisenhower Expressway near Austin Boulevard on the West Side.
On Friday night, Destiny Nunez, 23, and a man, 18, were shot dead at a convenience store in East Garfield Park.
Last weekend, 48 people were shot citywide, including a 2-year-old girl, a 13-year-old boy and two Chicago police officers.
Sun-Times Media Wire contributed to this report.