Five people, including a 16-year-old boy, were wounded in separate shootings Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning, Chicago police said.
A 21-year-old man was shot in the left calf and drove himself to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn about 1:20 a.m., police said. He told investigators he had been shot in the 5500 block of South Troy Street in the Gage Park neighborhood. He was stepping off a porch when he heard shots and felt pain, police said.
A man, 26, was grazed in the head in the 5300 block of West Altgeld Avenue about 10:10 p.m. He drove himself to Community First Medical Center after getting shot, police said. He's in good condition.
A 28-year-old man walked into Saint Bernard Hospital & Healthcare Center about 8:35 p.m., police said. He was standing in the 1700 block of West 61st Street when he heard shots and felt pain. He was later transferred to Stroger Hospital. Earlier, a 26-year-old man was injured after being shot in the 5300 block of South Justine Street in the Back of the Yards neighborhood at 4:50 p.m., according to Officer Thomas Sweeney, a police spokesman. The man was shot in the leg while he was driving a car on Justine, Sweeney said. After being shot, the man continued driving to the 1500 block of West Garfield Boulevard, Sweeney said. At that point, the man got out of his vehicle and ran to 57th and Ashland, where paramedics took him to Stroger Hospital, Sweeney said. The man's condition had stabilized. Police said he is a known gang member and believe the shooting was gang related.
A 16-year-old boy was critically wounded in a shooting Tuesday on the West Side, police said.The shooting happened at 12:10 p.m. in the 4900 block of West Monroe Street in the Austin neighborhood, according to police. The victim was taken to West Suburban Hospital before he was transferred to Stroger Hospital in critical condition, police said.
