At least 13 people have been shot, one fatally, in shootings across Chicago this weekend.
A man was killed in a Saturday afternoon shooting on Chicago's Southwest Side, police said. The shooting happened in the Gage Park neighborhood's 5000 block of South Talman Avenue at about 5:18 p.m. A 59-year-old man was near the alley when two people approached him. One of them pulled out a gun and opened fire, striking the man in the shoulder. The victim was transported to Mt. Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Under an hour earlier, a teenage boy was shot in Chicago Lawn, police said. The 15-year-old was in an alley at about 4:35 p.m. in the 6400 block of South Troy Street when someone fired shots, striking the boy in the thigh, Chicago police said. He was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was in good condition, police said. No one was in custody.on Chicago's South Side, police said. It happened at about 1:50 a.m. in Morgan Park near West 110th Street and Western Avenue.
Just under an hour later, a 17-year-old girl was shot early on Chicago's West Side. The shooting happened in the Garfield Park neighborhood's 0-100 block of South Spaulding Avenue at about 2:45 a.m. She told police that someone opened fire from inside a moving vehicle, striking her twice. The teen self-transported to Mt. Sinai Hospital. There is no one in custody and Area Four Detectives are investigating.
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