48 shot in Chicago over the weekend, at least 6 of them fatally
By Sun-Times Media Wire
CHICAGO - At least six people were killed and 42 others were wounded over the weekend in Chicago as gun violence continues its sharp rise from last year. A 2-year-old girl and a 13-year-old boy were among those shot, as well as two uniformed Chicago police officers.
The number of people shot was almost double what it was last weekend, when five people were killed and 21 others hurt in gun violence across the city.
As of Monday morning, at least 1,187 people had been shot in the city this year and there have been at least 214 homicides. That’s a sharp rise from last year, when 886 were shot over the same period and there were 187 homicides.
13-year-old boy critically hurt
The boy was on the sidewalk about 7:55 a.m. Sunday in the 3700 block of South Wood Street when a vehicle approached and someone inside opened fire, police said.
He was struck in the head and neck and taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition, police said.
Chicago police officers shot
Two Chicago police officers were shot and the suspected gunman was wounded during an exchange of gunfire Sunday morning in Lawndale on the West Side.
The officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert about 7:20 a.m. in the 1400 block of South Lawndale Avenue and saw a 45-year-old man in a vacant alley nearby, Chicago Police Supt. David Brown reported during news briefings outside Mount Sinai Hospital, where the officers were treated and released.
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