Chicago shootings: 12-year-old boy among 18 shot, 4 killed in weekend violence across city, police department says

CHICAGO (WLS) — At least 18 people have been shot, four fatally in weekend gun violence across Chicago, police said.

A man is dead and two women are injured after a shooting and crash on the city’s Southwest Side, the Chicago Fire Department said. The incident happened at about 2:25 p.m. on Saturday near South Damen Avenue and West 17th Street in the Heart of Chicago neighborhood, officials said. A man, 18, was traveling in a vehicle when he was shot, police said. He was transported to Stroger Hospital in critical condition and later died. Two women, 41 and 32, were injured in the crash, officials said. They were also transported to Stroger Hospital. Authorities did not immediately provide further information about the incident.

Another man was shot to death Saturday morning in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side. The man, 26, was outside about 10:35 a.m. in the 1100 block of North Waller Avenue when he was shot in his abdomen, right bicep and right knee, Chicago police said. He was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said. His name hasn’t been released yet. No one was in custody.

Hours later, a man was shot and killed near the front of a residence Saturday in Fernwood on the Far South Side. The man, 27, was shot in the neck about 6:15 p.m. outside a home in the 400 block of West 104th Street, Chicago police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Further information about the shooting was not available. No one was in custody.

In nonfatal shootings, a child was shot near a West Side sidewalk on Saturday afternoon, Chicago police said. The shooting happened at about 5:08 p.m. in the Little Italy neighborhood’s 1000 block of West 13th Street, police said. A 12-year-old boy was near the sidewalk when he was shot in the leg. The boy was transported to Stroger Hospital in good condition, police said. There is no one in custody and area detectives are investigating. Police did not immediately provide further information about the shooting.

Hours later, a woman was shot while taking out the trash Saturday night on the city’s Southwest Side, Chicago police said. The shooting happened in the Pilsen neighborhood’s 1900 block of South Miller Street at about 8:24 p.m., police said. Someone inside a black SUV started shooting at people inside a blue sedan. A 20-year-old woman, who was taking out the trash, was shot in the leg, police said. She was transported to Stroger Hospital in fair condition. No other injuries were reported and there is no one in custody. Area Three detectives are investigating.

Earlier that day, a man was shot in the face while inside a parked vehicle Saturday morning on the city’s Northwest Side Chicago police said. It happened around 6:33 a.m. in the 3500 blk. of W. Sunnyside in the Albany Park neighborhood. Police said someone approached him and began firing shots. The victim was transported to Illinois Masonic Hospital with one gunshot wound to the face. He’s listed in stable condition. No one is in custody. Area Five Detectives are investigating.

The Sun-Times Media Wire contributed to this report.