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Chicago Weekend Shootings Injure 4 as Police Release Homicide Video and Arrest Teen Linked to Stolen Kia

Detectives are seeking tips under reference JJ528272.

Overview

  • Police reported at least four people wounded in separate incidents across the city during the first weekend of the new year.
  • A 33-year-old man was shot multiple times in a parking lot near East 79th Street by a gunman in a stolen Kia and was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition.
  • Officers later recovered the stolen Kia on South Woodlawn Avenue, arrested a 17-year-old suspect who was also treated for a stomach wound, and said another suspect escaped.
  • Other incidents included a 32-year-old struck in the elbow by gunfire from a gray sedan and a 46-year-old injured inside his home when shots came through a window, with both listed in good condition.
  • Separately, CPD released video of a Dec. 19 Marshall Square homicide of a 23-year-old passenger and asked the public to contact Area 4 detectives or submit tips at CPDTIP.com using reference JJ528272.