Early Saturday morning, two males approached a group standing on the sidewalk in the 7500 block of South Prairie Avenue and opened fire, fatally striking a 29-year-old woman and wounding nine others.
At least three people have been killed and 43 others wounded in shootings across Chicago since Friday night, including a mass shooting Saturday morning in Chatham that left one dead and nine others hurt.
Just after 2 a.m, two males approached a group standing on the sidewalk in the 7500 block of South Prairie Avenue and opened fire, Chicago police said.
A 29-year-old woman was struck in the leg and abdomen and transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center where she was pronounced dead, police said.
The Cook County medical examiner’s office identified her as Kimfier Miles of South Shore.
Nine more victims, ranging in age from 23 to 49 years old were transported to area hospitals all in fair or good condition, according to police. There is no one in custody.
South Loop homicide
A 22-year-old man was fatally shot Saturday afternoon in South Loop.
About 1:20 p.m., the man was parked on the street in the 600 block of South Wells Street when someone in a passing vehicle fired shots, police said.
He was struck multiple times and taken to Stroger Hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said. The medical examiner’s office identified him as Dearl Butler Jr.
Woman shot dead in Brighton Park
A 20-year-old woman was killed in a shooting Friday night in Brighton Park on the Southwest Side.
Fhee Hernandez-Castillo was sitting in a vehicle with her boyfriend about 8:50 p.m. when a gunman approached them while yelling gang slogans in the 4700 block of South Rockwell Street, Chicago police and the medical examiner’s office said.
Hernandez-Castillo was sitting in the passenger seat when she was struck in the neck and hand, police said.
After the shooting, her boyfriend drove off and pulled over at a Shell gas station, 4658 S California Ave., where Chicago Fire Department paramedics arrived.
Hernandez-Castilo was transported to Mount Sinai Hospital and later pronounced dead, police said.
Nonfatal shootings
A 16-year-old girl was listed in critical condition after a shooting Sunday night in Lawndale that also left a 46-year-old man seriously wounded.
— The man and the teen were outside in the 3900 block of West 13th Street when they were shot about 11:20 p.m., police said. The teen suffered three gunshot wounds and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition, police said. The man was struck in the buttocks and lower back and taken to the same hospital in serious condition, police said. Witnesses told officers they saw a male fleeing the scene of the shooting, according to police.
A 14-year-old boy was wounded in an attack Saturday in West Woodlawn.
— The teen boy was playing with his friends on the sidewalk about 6:45 p.m. when someone opened fire in the 6500 block of South Champlain Avenue, police said. He suffered a graze wound on the neck and was transported to Comer Children’s Hospital, where his condition was stabilized, police said.
Two more teens were hurt in a drive-by shooting Saturday in Little Village on the Southwest Side.
— The boys, both 17, were in the alley about 3:25 p.m. when a light-colored vehicle drove past them and someone from inside fired shots in the 3500 block of West Cermak Road, police said. One boy was shot in the shoulder and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in good condition, police said. The other suffered a graze wound to the arm and was taken in good condition to the same hospital.
In the weekend’s first reported shooting, two men were wounded in an attack in South Shore.
— They were on the sidewalk about 6:50 p.m. Friday when someone fired shots in the 7500 block of South Kingston Avenue, police said. The 33-year-old was struck in the arm and taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in good condition, police said. The other, 29, suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the body and was taken to the same hospital in good condition.
At least 27 more people were hurt in shootings since 5 p.m. Friday.
Last weekend nearly 60 people were shot in Chicago.