Five people were wounded, including a 12-year-old boy, on Thursday in shootings throughout Chicago following a bloody weekend where nearly four-dozen residents were hit by gunfire.
The child was shot in the chest by another juvenile who was playing with a handgun inside a home, police said. The 12-year-old was transported to a local hospital after the accidental incident and is in critical condition.
A 19-year-old was struck by gunfire in the day’s first shooting around 2 a.m. after a road rage incident during which a driver pulled alongside him and fired a shot through his car door, hitting him in the leg, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
About four hours later, a 21-year-old man, who was dropped off at a park, was shot in a drive-by shooting by an unidentified woman.
NEARLY 800 KILLED IN CHICAGO AS MURDERS SKYROCKET
Less than an hour after that, a 52-year-old driver was listed in critical condition after a pair of gunmen opened fire, striking him three times in the abdomen. Eleven rounds struck the man’s vehicle before he crashed into a concrete barrier.
The final shooting victim of the 24-hour period was a gas station employee struck by gunfire after trying to stop a crowd of men from leaving his store without paying. The 37-year-old man was shot three times in the leg as he tried to disarm one of the suspects.
Thirteen people were shot, two fatally, on Wednesday following a violent weekend in the Windy City. From Friday to Sunday, 45 people were shot, of whom five were killed. Another two people were stabbed to death.
A 17-year-old boy was shot in the face, and a 14-year-old boy was struck in the calf and hand after receiving a graze wound to the head. A third teenager was shot in both legs.
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The Chicago Police Department told the Washington Examiner that from April 26 to May 2, the most recent data available, 80 shooting incidents occurred, equating to a 40% rise from the same time period in 2020. For the year, murder is up 22%, rape has seen a 12% uptick, and car thefts rose 15%.
Robbery, burglary, and general theft have seen a decline compared to 2020.
