At least 15 people have been shot, one fatally in gun violence across Chicago this weekend, police said.
They were standing on the sidewalk in the 3300 block of West 16th Street when another man approached them and shot them at about 11:40 p.m., according to Chicago police.
A 29-year-old woman was shot in the right leg and taken to the same hospital in good condition, police said.on the South Side as a youth football game was happening nearby.A 29-year-old man was in the park, in the 800 block of East 39th Street, when two people, identified only as male, approached him, police said. Both offenders took out guns and opened fire on the man.
The shots were fired as a youth football league game was happening nearby. A coach said one of the games was in halftime, and the children took shelter. No kids were injured. The 28-year-old was outside in the 300 block of North Laflin Street when another man fired shots at him about 2:45 a.m., Chicago police said.
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