As Chiraq Surpasses 1,000 Shootings So Far This Year, the Deadly Weekend Violence Continues

By Eowyn @DrEowyn

I have a feeling Chiraq will continue with its record.

3 killed, 20 wounded in Chicago weekend shootings

Via Fox 32: Three people were killed and at least 20 others have been wounded in shootings across Chicago since Friday evening.

The most recent homicide happened early Sunday in the North Lawndale neighborhood on the Southwest Side. Wilson had been shot in the head and was pronounced dead at the scene at 12:48 a.m., authorities said. He lived in the 100 block of South Central Avenue.

About 9 p.m. Saturday night, a woman was killed and two m en were injured in a shooting in the Roseland neighborhood on the Far South Side. Tiara M. Parks, 23, and the men were getting out of a car in the 11400 block of South Stewart when they heard gunfire and realized they’d been hit, authorities said.

They drove to Roseland Community Hospital, where Parks was pronounced dead at 9:14 p.m. with a gunshot wound to the head, authorities said. She lived in the 9200 block of South Bishop.

A 24-year-old man was shot in the lower back and a 27-year-old man in the left leg. Both of their conditions were stabilized, police said.

Earlier Saturday, a 22-year-old man was killed in a separate North Lawndale neighborhood shooting.

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