Chicago Shootings: 8-Year-Old Boy, 4 Teenage Girls Among More Than 50 Shot Across City

An eight-year-old boy and four other teenage girls were among the victims in separate shootings across Chicago over the weekend.

WGN9 reported that more than 50 people across Chicago had fallen victim to gun violence from Friday until Sunday.

Separate Chicago Shootings Victimize 8-Year-Old Boy and Four Teenage Girls

Authorities said the four teenage girls, with ages ranging from 13 to 19 years old, were shot on Saturday, July 17, at around 11:40 p.m., as they stand on a sidewalk in a group outside a party in Austin. One or more people were reported to come out of a dark-colored SUV and then started shooting.

Bullets struck six people, and four of them were the teenage girls. According to The Pantagraph, the teen girls suffered gunshot wounds in different parts of their bodies. The 15-year-old suffered a graze wound to the head, while the 19-year-old suffered a gunshot wound to the back.

The 13-year-old and the 14-year-old both suffered gunshot wounds to the buttocks. The four teenage girls were reportedly brought to different hospitals in fair condition. A 12-year-old girl also sustained a gunshot wound to her hand during the incident.

At around 1 a.m. Sunday, July 18, an eight-year-old boy was among the two people shot in the Gresham neighborhood.

The young boy was reportedly inside a moving vehicle with a 28-year-old man when someone with a black SUV opened fire at their car. They were both rushed to the Advocate Christ Medical Center.

Police said the man, who sustained a gunshot wound in the back, was already released from the hospital. The young boy who suffered an injury in his left leg had been listed to be in good condition.

Chicago Shootings Leave 8 Dead

Since Friday night, July 16, Chicago Sun-Times reported that the shootings in Chicago left at least eight people dead, with 47 others injured.

At around 6:50 p.m. on Friday, a man was shot to death at a drive-by in West Pullman. The 26-year-old victim was on the street when a vehicle pulled up, and someone from inside fired shots.

On late Friday night, a 29-year-old man, who was among a group of men standing outside the 700 block of North Lockwood Avenue, was shot in the head and back when three people suddenly approached them and fired shots.

In separate shooting incidents on Saturday, a man was fatally shot during an argument in East Garfield Park at around 1:45 a.m. He was pronounced dead in a hospital.

A shooting incident in the 7600 block of South St. Lawrence Avenue at about 11:25 p.m. killed a man and wounded a woman. Police said the pair was standing outside when someone in a black SUV fired shots.

On Sunday night, a 49-year-old man was fatally shot in the 7700 block of South Normal Avenue. While speaking to someone in a parked black-colored vehicle, someone inside fired shots.

Another man was shot to death at about 12:40 a.m. on Sunday in the 5100 block of South Marshfield Avenue. The 30-year-old victim was walking on the sidewalk when someone in a gray sedan fired shots.

Since 5 p.m. Friday, police said at least 55 people had been shot in Chicago, with 8 fatalities. Authorities noted that they have already arrested the suspects in three of the shooting incidents.

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Written By: Joshua Summers

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