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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Sun-Times Wire

Weekend gun violence: 17-year-old boy among 7 killed, 26 other people wounded in Chicago

(Sun-Times file photo)

At least seven people were killed and 26 others wounded by gunfire over the weekend in Chicago.

  • Two teens were shot, one fatally, Sunday afternoon while trying to buy a pair of shoes from a social media seller in West Pullman on the Far South Side. The teens, 17 and 18, were in a parked car in the 11900 block of South State Street when they met with the seller about 2:05 p.m., police said. After the seller took money from them, he opened fire and struck both teens, authorities said. The 17-year-old boy was struck in the chest and pronounced dead, police said. The 18-year-old was struck in the elbow and was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was listed in good condition.
  • Hours later, three people were killed in attacks within minutes Sunday night in Gresham and Humboldt Park on the South and West Sides. About 7:05 p.m., a 35-year-old man was in the 700 block of South Spaulding Avenue when he was shot in the face, police said. He was taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition, but he later died from his injuries, police said.
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