Man killed in West Englewood stabbingA 24-year-old man died after being stabbed early this morning near his home in the South Side's West Englewood neighborhood, police said.
The incident happened at about 3:20 a.m. in the 6600 block of South Oakley Avenue, said Chicago Police Officer Robert Perez.
The man was taken to Holy Cross Hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 4:51 a.m., according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.
The man's identity was not being released pending notification of relatives, said a medical examiner spokeswoman. The man's home address was on the same block where he was stabbed. The incident is still under investigation.
Man shot on West Side while opening store is in critical condition and most likely going to dieA 37-year-old man was in critical condition this morning after being shot on the West Side while opening a store for business, police said.
The incident happened about 8 a.m. in the 300 block of North Laramie Avenue, said Chicago Police Officer Laura Kubiak.
The man was outside the store when a gunman ran from across the street and opened fire, hitting him in the back, Kubiak said. The gunman then ran west down a nearby alley.
The victim was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition, Kubiak said. No one was in custody in the shooting.
Man dies week after suffering gunshot woundA 24-year-old gunshot victim died Saturday night, nearly a week after being shot in his abdomen in Chicago's Roseland neighborhood.
Ivan Kelly, of the 0-100 block of West 112th Place, was pronounced dead at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn late Saturday night, a spokeswoman for the Cook County medical examiner's office said.
Kelly was shot in his abdomen at 11:40 p.m. Oct. 9 near 109th Street and Eggleston Avenue. The shooting is still under investigation, police said.
One dead, six others wounded in overnight shootingsA 27-year-old man was shot and killed in the South Shore neighborhood and six others were injured in shooting incidents Saturday evening and Sunday morning, authorities said.
The South Shore shooting took place about 6:40 p.m. in the 2200 block of East 71st Street, said Chicago Police News Affairs Officer Darryl Baety. The Cook County medical examiner's office identified the man as Darius Knowles, of the 7400 block of South Kingston Avenue.
Police said Knowles was standing on the street when a red minivan pulled up and an unknown person got out, firing four shots at the him. He was wounded twice in the torso and once in the upper left arm, Baety said.
He was taken by Fire Department ambulance to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where he later died, according to police.
No one was in custody and police are working to establish a motive. Calumet Area detectives were investigating and referred all questions to News Affairs.
In other overnight shootings, two men were shot in incidents early Sunday morning.
The first happened about 8:11 a.m. in the 300 block of South Laramie Avenue in the South Austin neighborhood on the West Side, police said, when a 37-year-old man was shot while opening a store for business. The man, who was shot multiple times according to Chicago Police News Affairs Officer Robert Perez, as taken in serious condition to Mt. Sinai Hospital.
About 8:21 a.m. on the South Side, a male, believed to about 18 years old, was shot in the leg in the 2500 block of East 77th Street in the South Shore neighborhood on the South Side, Perez said. He was treated at the scene, Perez said, but no further information was available about possible hospitalization.
A man and a woman were shot about 3:15 a.m. this morning in the 600 block of East 62nd Street in the West Woodlawn neighborhood on the South Side, police said, citing preliminary reports.
The man was shot in his leg and the woman in her right elbow. Both are in stable condition, police said.
Other details surrounding the shooting weren't immediately available.
A teenage female was shot in her knee about 9 p.m. Saturday night in the city's Englewood neighborhood, police said. Her exact age wasn't immediately available.
She was walking southbound on Normal Boulevard near 60th Place when a newer-model white four-door sedan drove by and someone inside the vehicle opened fire, police said.
The victim's family took her to St. Bernard Hospital and Health Care Center in good condition, police said.
Another man was shot about 6 p.m. Saturday in the 2100 block of West Cullerton Street in the Heart of Chicago neighborhood, according to Chicago Police News Affairs.
Police said he was shot in his back and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where his condition had stabilized.
