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Five people were shot Monday in Chicago, including a man who was killed in a home in Austin on the West Side.
The man, 40, and another man were in the bedroom of a residence in the 700 block of North Leclaire Avenue about 8:55 p.m. Chicago police said. The pair may have been playing dice, and it was unknown if anyone else was in the room. Witnesses reported hearing loud music and then shots.
The 40-year-old man was shot in the abdomen and leg and was transported to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The other man, 34, was stabbed in the chest, hand and leg. He was found in the backyard and transported to Mount Sinai Hospital in serious condition.
1 killed, 4 hurt Monday in Chicago shootings
By Sun-Times Media Wire
CHICAGO - Five people were shot, one fatally, Monday in Chicago including a man who was fatally shot and another stabbed during an incident in Austin on the West Side.
The two men, 34 and 40, were inside the bedroom of a residence in the 700 block of North Leclaire Avenue about 8:55 p.m., when the incident occurred, Chicago police said. Police sources said the pair may have been playing dice, and it was unknown if anyone else was in the room.
The 40-year-old man was shot in the abdomen and leg and discovered inside the bedroom. He was transported to Stroger Hospital in where he was pronounced dead. The 34-year-old was stabbed in the chest, hand and leg. He was found in the backyard of the residence and transported to Mount Sinai Hospital in serious condition. Witnesses inside the residence did not see the incident but reported hearing shots and loud music.
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A man was killed and another was wounded in a drive-by shooting Wednesday evening in West Garfield Park.
John Wesley-Reese Allen and another man were shot on a sidewalk by someone in a passing car about 7:40 p.m. in the 4100 block of West Adams Street, Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.
Allen, 33, was shot in the leg and lower back and was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, authorities said.
The other man, 29, was struck in the wrist and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in good condition, police said.
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Thirteen people were shot, two fatally, Wednesday in Chicago including a man who was killed and another wounded in a drive-by shooting in West Garfield Park.
The pair were standing on the sidewalk about 7:40 p.m. in the 4100 block of West Adams Street, when a vehicle drove past them and someone from inside fired shots, Chicago police said. The 33-year-old was shot in the leg and lower back and was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The other man, 29, struck in the wrist and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in good condition.
A man was found shot to death in front of a home in Armour Square on the South Side Wednesday morning. A neighbor found the man, 36, about 6:05 a.m. with a gunshot wound to the head in the 200 block of West 37th Street, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.