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At Least 16 Shot, Four Killed in Chicago-Area Weekend Violence

Police departments from both cities have opened joint investigations to identify the gunmen

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Chicago police investigate a shooting in the parking lot of a shopping center in the Princeton Park neighborhood. Courtesy: NVP
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Overview

  • A 27-year-old man was dropped off at St. Catherine Hospital in East Chicago early Friday and later died as investigators search for the person who brought him in
  • A 22-year-old man was shot to death Friday night on the 2800 block of West Arthington Avenue in Lawndale and no suspects have been identified
  • A 17-year-old succumbed to gunshot wounds after being dropped off at Holy Cross Hospital and a 37-year-old woman, Kandra Hillard, was found dead from a gunshot wound in Grand Crossing
  • A multiple-victim shooting in South Chicago’s 8200 block of South Houston Avenue left a 20-year-old man dead and three others wounded in the early hours of Saturday
  • No arrests have been made and detectives from the Chicago and East Chicago police departments and the Cook County medical examiner’s office are appealing to the public for tips