Overview

• At about 3:24 a.m., a 28-year-old man was shot multiple times on the 6900 block of South Stony Island Avenue and remains in critical condition.
• Around 6:48 a.m. on the 7500 block of South Stony Island Avenue, an argument escalated to gunfire that killed a man later pronounced dead at the University of Chicago Medical Center.
• A 17-year-old boy was struck in a drive-by shooting near 6100 South Whipple Street around 8:20 a.m. and is hospitalized in serious condition.
• No arrests have been made and limited suspect descriptions have been released as Area One and Area Two detectives investigate separate scenes.
• The shootings come during a sustained summer surge in Chicago gun violence that has strained police resources and prompted calls for public tips.