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Three Nonfatal Shootings Reported Across Chicago Neighborhoods Over Weekend

The incidents underscore persistent challenges for Chicago police confronting a summer surge in gun violence citywide.

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Overview

  • A 37-year-old man was shot in the leg near Washington Square Park around 5 p.m. Sunday and is expected to survive.
  • A 22-year-old man was wounded in the knee in a drive-by on East Kensington Avenue in West Pullman and is in good condition.
  • A 34-year-old man was shot in the leg on the 700 block of South Cicero Avenue on the West Side and is hospitalized in stable condition.
  • No arrests have been made in any of the three shootings, with Area Two and Area Four detectives leading the investigations.
  • The latest cluster marks another weekend of nonfatal shootings in Chicago’s ongoing summer wave of gun violence.