From MyFoxChicago: Four men were killed and at least 35 more people have been wounded in shootings across the city since Friday evening, according to Chicago Police.
The most recent fatal shooting happened early Sunday in the Marquette Park neighborhood on the Southwest Side. The 25-year-old got in an argument with another male at 2:49 a.m. at a house party in the 7000 block of South Artesian, police said. Shots rang out, and he was found with a gunshot wound to the head on the front lawn of the residence. The man was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. Friends and family at the scene identified him as Darius Brownlee.
Shortly after midnight Sunday, another man was shot to the death in the Homan Square neighborhood on the West Side. Officers responding to a call of a person shot at 12:05 a.m. in the 3700 block of West Grenshaw found the 21-year-old on a porch with a gunshot wound to the chest, police said. He was shot at a different location before walking back home to tell his family what happened. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said. His name has not yet been released.
On Saturday night, a man was shot to death in the Belmont Gardens neighborhood on the Northwest Side. About 8:15 p.m., officers responding to a call of a person down in the 2700 block of North Harding found a 20-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the back of the head. He was dead at the scene, police said. His name has not yet been released.
About 5:30 p.m. Friday, a man was shot to death in the West Chatham neighborhood on the South Side. Christopher Kent, 25, was shot multiple times in the 7700 block of South Lafayette Avenue and taken to Stroger Hospital, where he died at 6:33 p.m., according to police and the medical examiner’s office. Kent lived a block north of where he was shot. Police have not released more details on the circumstances of the attack.
The most recent nonfatal shooting happened Sunday morning in the East Garfield Park neighborhood. About 6:45 a.m., a male was shot in the head in the 3600 block of West Lexington, police said. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital. Additional details, including his age and condition, weren’t immediately available.
Earlier Sunday, a 14-year-old boy was critically wounded in a shooting in the West Side Austin neighborhood. He was standing at the corner of North and Luna avenues about 4 a.m. when he was shot in the head, police said. He was taken to Loyola Medical Center in Maywood, where he was listed in critical condition.
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At least 33 more people have been wounded in more shootings across the city since 10 p.m. Friday.
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