Chicago violence: 10 killed, 50 wounded over the weekend
A 4-year-old boy was wounded in a shooting Friday evening in a South Chicago neighborhood
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Ten people were killed and 50 others were wounded in shootings across Chicago this weekend, according to authorities.
There were 41 shootings reported throughout Chicago from 6 p.m. Friday to 11:59 a.m. Sunday, Chicago Police said Monday morning. The shooting victims included a 16-year-old boy, who was fatally shot in the head and left foot, and two 17-year-old males who were wounded in separate incidents.
And just minutes before 6 p.m., at 5:45 p.m., a 4-year-old boy was shot several times in South Chicago while he was inside a parked car, according to police and local news station WLS-TV. The boy was taken to South Shore Hospital in good condition after being shot in the right thigh, left thigh, and hand, police said. He is expected to survive.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Other victims included a would-be-robber who was shot and killed by a 77-year-old concealed carry license holder Saturday afternoon on the South Side.
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The first fatal shooting occurred at about 6 p.m. Friday in the West Englewood neighborhood, according to the station.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Reginald Benson, 29, was driving when two people got out of a vehicle behind him and shot him in the head. He was shot through the rear window of his car and pronounced dead at the scene.
A few hours later, police said a man was shot and killed during a fight over a parking space in the Chicago neighborhood of Belmont Central.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The victim, identified as Karl Washington, was shot in the back. He was taken to Loyola Medical Center where he was pronounced dead, WBBM-TV reported.
Early Sunday, a man was killed and a woman was injured following an argument inside at a business in Bronzeville.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The man, 25, was pronounced dead at a local hospital after being shot in the beck, chest, arm, and torso. The woman, 27, was shot in the chin. She was taken to a separate area hospital in fair condition, according to the station.
During the previous weekend, Chicago saw six people killed and 26 others wounded in gun violence.