This is Chiraq: 3 Killed, 20 Wounded in Weekend Shootings

By Eowyn @DrEowyn

Every. Single. Weekend. INSANITY.

Via MyFoxChicago: Three men were killed and at least 20 other people have been wounded in shootings across Chicago since Friday evening, according to Chicago Police.

The latest homicide happened early Saturday in the Avondale neighborhood on the Northwest Side. Ricardo Montes, 22, was on a sidewalk in the 3200 block of West Addison about 3:30 a.m. when someone opened fire from a passing SUV, police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said. Montes was shot in the back and taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, where he later died, authorities said.

Friday night, a 24-year-old man was gunned down in the West Garfield Park neighborhood. William Smith was standing outside in the 3800 block of West Flournoy shortly after 8 p.m. when someone walked up and shot him in the head, according to police and the medical examiner’s office. Smith was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he died less than two hours later, authorities said.

The weekend’s first fatal shooting happened about 5:45 p.m. Friday in the West Side Austin neighborhood. A 20-year-old man was shot several times while sitting in a vehicle in the 800 block of North Latrobe Avenue, police said. He was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he later died. The medical examiner’s office withheld his name Saturday night pending notification of his family.

At least 17 other people have been wounded in shootings across Chicago since 5 p.m. Friday.

Read all the details here.

DCG