Three Wounded in Separate Chicago South Side Shootings
Area detectives are investigating without any arrests reported, a development that highlights persistent episodic gun violence on the South Side.
Overview
- Over a span of hours, three unrelated shootings on the South Side produced three wounded victims who were taken to local hospitals.
- A 15-year-old boy was found with two graze wounds to his right thigh and taken to Comer Children's Hospital in fair condition; he declined to cooperate with investigators.
- A 33-year-old woman was found with gunshot wounds to both legs and was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition.
- A 42-year-old man was shot in the left shoulder after a confrontation, drove himself to Roseland Hospital, and was listed in good condition.
- Chicago police say area detectives are probing the incidents with no arrests announced, and the cluster adds to a recent pattern of shootings on the South Side that continues to strain local hospitals and investigators.