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At least 7 people killed in shootings on Easter Sunday in Chicago, police say

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AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneApr 05, 2021 at 6:33 amAt least seven people were shot to death in Chicago on Easter Sunday in separate attacks across the city, according to Chicago police.In the most recent fatal shooting, officers were dispatched to the 6800 block of South Throop Street in Englewood about 11:20 p.m., according to an online statement from Chicago police. There, a 45-year-old man was found on the ground with multiple gunshot wounds to his chest, officials said.AdvertisementThe man’s injuries were so critical that he wasn’t able to provide police with an account of what happened, the statement says. He was taken to the University of Chicago Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to the medical examiner’s office. His name had not been released Monday morning.About 7:55 p.m., two men, ages 19 and 20, were shot in the 1400 block of North Humboldt Drive in the West Side neighborhood of Humboldt Park, police said.AdvertisementThe men had been traveling north in a vehicle “when two unidentified males approached the vehicle from the rear on two orange dirt bikes and began shooting at the vehicle as they passed the driver side door,” according to the police statement.The 19-year-old, who had been driving, was shot in the neck. He was taken to Stroger Hospital where he died at 8:19 p.m., officials said.He was identified as Elijah Mena of the 1000 block of North Avers Avenue, according to the medical examiner’s office.The 20-year-old suffered a graze wound to the head and three gunshot wounds in the upper back. He was taken to St. Mary’s Hospital, where he had been listed in critical condition, police said. No updated condition was available Monday morning.In Brainerd, on the Far South Side, officers were called to the 9800 block of South Throop Street just before 6:15 p.m. and discovered a man, 25, “in the backyard of a residence unresponsive with a gunshot wound to the head,” police said. He was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn where he died at 6:49 p.m.He was identified as Dashawn Norman of the 9300 block of South Bishop Street, according to the medical examiner’s office.In the Northwest Side Portage Park neighborhood, officers were called to the 3500 block of North Austin Avenue about 4:30 p.m., police said.Two men were in a physical fight in a parking lot, when one pulled a gun and shot the other in the chest, officials said.AdvertisementA 28-year-old man was taken to Loyola University Hospital in Maywood, where he died. On Monday, the medical examiner’s office identified him as Jakub Marchewka, of the 3000 block of North Mason Avenue.At 2:15 p.m., officers were called to the Southwest Side neighborhood of West Pullman for a report of a shooting. In the 11500 block of South LaSalle Street, a man had been shot in the neck, police said.A 38-year-old man had been driving his vehicle south on LaSalle when he stopped in the middle of the street in the 11500 block, “and had a brief conversation with (a man) who approached the driver’s window,” police said.It wasn’t immediately clear why he stopped his vehicle or whether he knew the man. At some point, the man on foot drew a gun and shot the 38-year-old, according to authorities.The man died at the scene at 2:15 p.m., authorities said. He was identified as Octavius Mitchellof the 7000 block of South Bell Avenue, according to the medical examiner’s office.AdvertisementAnother man was killed in Little Village about 12:15 p.m., police said.Responding officers found a 28-year-old man sitting unresponsive in the front passenger seat of a white GMC Envoy in the 3600 block of West 32nd Street, according to police. He had suffered a gunshot wound to the back of his head and was pronounced dead at 12:27 p.m., officials said.The rear window of the Envoy had been “damaged from gunfire,” according to a police statement. It wasn’t clear how long the man had been sitting there or what happened to the driver of the vehicle.“Detectives are investigating as a homicide,” the police statement said.The medical examiner’s office identified the man as Brian Guerrero, whose address was not immediately available.The earliest homicide on Easter happened about 1:30 a.m. in Roseland, on the South Side, according to authorities.AdvertisementPolice said a man, 31, had been outside and got into an argument with two people. One of those people shot the man more than a dozen times, police said.The 31-year-old was taken to Christ Medical Center with 14 bullet wounds, mainly to his upper chest, and he was pronounced dead, police said. He later was identified as Derrick Triplettof the 8100 block of South Western Avenue, according to the medical examiner’s office.At some point during that argument or when the shooter drew their weapon, a 45-year-old man, “attempted to intervene,” according to a police statement.The 45-year-old also was shot. He suffered two gunshot wounds to his chest and “was initially listed in critical condition,” and he was taken to Christ Medical Center for treatment. There was no update on his condition Monday morning.Detectives are investigating the homicides, as well as at least 10 other people who were shot in the city Sunday, police said. No arrests had been made.AdvertisementCheck back for updates.Twitter Advertisement

AdvertisementBy Chicago TribuneApr 05, 2021 at 6:33 amAt least seven people were shot to death in Chicago on Easter Sunday in separate attacks across the city, according to Chicago police.In the most recent fatal shooting, officers were dispatched to the 6800 block of South Throop Street in Englewood about 11:20 p.m., according to an online statement from Chicago police. There, a 45-year-old man was found on the ground with multiple gunshot wounds to his chest, officials said.AdvertisementThe man’s injuries were so critical that he wasn’t able to provide police with an account of what...

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At least 7 people killed in shootings on Easter Sunday in Chicago, police say

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