The
Chicago Sun-Timesreports the first of the two fatalities occurred around 2:20 p.m. when a 21-year-old who was shot and killed as he was sitting in a vehicle.
The vehicle was located “in the 7500 block of South Chappel Avenue,” and WGN-TV reports another vehicle pulled close and a passenger opened fire.
The 21-year-old died at the scene.
Wednesday’s second fatality occurred just after 6 p.m., when a 16-year-old was shot in the head while inside a home located “in the first block of East 113th Place.”
The teen died at the scene.
The
Chicago Tribunenotes 1,298 people were shot in Chicago January 1, 2021, through May 24, 2001.
Chicago Expressway Shootings Up 100% Over Same Time Last Year
21 May 2021
Expressway shootings in Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s (D) Chicago are over 100 percent higher than where they were at this same time last year.
CBS Chicago notes there were 79 expressway shootings in the city as of May 19, 2021, compared to 36 such shootings in Chicago January 1, 2020, to May 19, 2020.
Moreover, ABC 7 reports another expressway shooting occurred just after 2 a.m. on May 21, 2021, resulting in a 39-year-old man being taken to the hospital with a gunshot wound to the head.
Two women were injured in the crash that resulted from the shooting. They were both taken to the hospital for medical attention as well.
The
Chicago Sun-Timesreported nine shootings on Tuesday, two of which proved to be fatal.
The first of the two fatalities occurred just after 6:30 p.m., when a 29-year-old man was shot and killed while sitting in the passenger seat of a vehicle “in the 6000 block of North California Avenue.”
The second fatality occurred about 7:40 p.m., when multiple people exited a vehicle and opened fire on an individual walking “in the 3400 block of West 18th Street.” The pedestrian was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead.
The
Sun-Timesnotes six people were shot Wednesday and one of the victims succumbed to his wounds.