4 DEAD AND 21 OTHERS WOUNDED IN CITY SHOOTINGS

Four people were fatally shot, including a man shot by police, and 21 other people were wounded in separate shootings from Saturday morning to early Sunday.

More than half of the shootings took place during a violent six-hour period from 10 p.m. Saturday to 4 a.m. Sunday. That includes a triple homicide in the Roseland neighborhood on the city's Far South Side.

About 11:40 p.m. Saturday, the group was standing behind a parked car in the 11400 block of South Yale Avenue when two men came out of a nearby alley and opened fire, police said.

A 26-year-old woman and a 30-year-old woman were each shot multiple times. A 36-year-old man was shot in the neck.

All three were pronounced dead at the scene.

On the Northwest Side, a Chicago police officer fatally shot a 19-year-old driver after the officer was struck by the car, said Sgt. Al Stinites, a police spokesman.

The police shooting happened just before 1 a.m. Sunday during a traffic stop in the 2200 block of North Laramie Avenue in the Hanson Park neighborhood, police said. The driver was pronounced dead, Stinites said.

The officer was taken in serious condition to an area hospital.

Triple shooting on West Side

On the West Side, a triple shooting happened shortly before 2 p.m. Saturday in the 300 block of South Campbell Avenue, police said. The victims, two 23-year-old men and a 28-year-old man, were all shot in the leg and taken to Stroger Hospital, where their conditions had stabilized, police said.

About eight police officers were at the scene Saturday afternoon. A spoon was placed upright into a grass lawn to mark where a bullet casing had landed.

Two cars parked along the block appeared to be hit. There was a bullet hole near one car's rear license plate, and an SUV had a shattered back window.

A group of neighbors crowded outside their building after hearing the gunshots and watched for more than an hour as police investigated. Neighbors said the block is generally has few disturbances.

Other shootings:

-- On the South Side, two people were shot about 4 a.m. Sunday while they were outside in the 5400 block of South Wabash Avenue in the Washington Park neighborhood. The shooter walked up to them and shot a 31-year-old man in the right leg, police said. A 41-year-old man was also shot in the right leg, and his condition was stabilized at the University of Chicago Medical Center. The younger man's condition was stabilized at Stroger Hospital.

-- About 4 a.m. on the Northwest Side, a 28-year-old man was shot in the left arm in the 4300 block of West North Avenue in the Hermosa neighborhood, police said. The man was riding a bicycle when someone inside a black SUV shot him in the arm, police said. He was taken in good condition to West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park.

-- About 2:35 a.m. on the West Side, someone shot a 21-year-old man while he was standing in the 3300 block of West Madison Street in the East Garfield Park neighborhood, police said. He was wounded in the left arm, and his condition was stabilized at Mount Sinai Hospital.

-- On the West Side, two people were shot about 2:25 a.m. in a drive-by shooting in the 5100 block of West Chicago Avenue in the South Austin neighborhood, police said. They were walking when someone inside a gold van opened fire. A 39-year-old man was shot in the right foot, and a 29-year-old woman was grazed in the left ankle. Both were listed in good condition at West Suburban Medical Center.

-- About 2:10 a.m. on the West Side, a 27-year-old woman was shot in the left hand while he was inside a gas station in the 100 block of North Western Avenue in the West Town neighborhood, police said. Her condition was stabilized at the University of Chicago Medical Center.

-- A 29-year-old man was shot in the leg while he was walking to a bus stop about 1:30 a.m. in the 2300 block of North Cicero Avenue in the Cragin neighborhood on the city's Northwest Side, police said. As the man was walking, a car pulled up and shot at him. The man called a friend who took him to Community First Medical Center, where his condition was stabilized.

-- On the Northwest Side, a 29-year-old man was seriously wounded in a shooting about 12:10 a.m. in the Galewood neighborhood. He was driving in the 2100 block of North Melvina Avenue when someone standing on a sidewalk shot him in the head, police said. He was taken in serious condition to Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood.

-- About 10:10 p.m. Saturday on the West Side, a 27-year-old woman was shot in the left arm during a drive-by shooting in the 4000 block of West Van Buren Street in the West Garfield Park neighborhood, police said. She was standing in a backyard when a dark-colored sedan drove by and someone inside shot at her. Her condition was stabilized at Stroger Hospital.

-- A 42-year-old man accidentally shot himself in the right leg while he was getting out of a car about 9:35 p.m. He shot himself when the seatbelt got caught with the gun's holster, causing the gun to go off, police said. The man was taken to Roseland Community Hospital, where his condition was stabilized. The victim has a concealed carry permit, police said.

-- About 7:45 p.m., a 19-year-old man shot himself in the leg while he was in the 8000 block of South Richmond Street in the Wrightwood neighborhood on the city's Far South Side, police said. His condition was stabilized at Advocate Christ Medical Center.

-- About 5:15 p.m. on the Far South Side, two men were wounded in a shooting in the 100 block of East 105th Street in the Rosemoor neighborhood. The men, 40 and 39, were standing near a vehicle when a blue car approached and an occupant fired shots, hitting the older man in the chest and leg and the other man in the back, according to police. The 40-year-old was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in serious condition, and the 39-year-old was taken to Roseland Community Hospital, where his condition had stabilized, police said.

-- On the West Side, a 16-year-old boy was shot about 4 p.m. in the 5000 block of West Harrison Street in the Austin neighborhood. Earlier, police said the shooting occurred in the 4700 block of West Gladys Avenue. Attackers approached the boy, and at least one of them fired shots, grazing the boy in the arm. After he "relocated" to the Gladys address, where paramedics found him. He was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was listed in good condition, police said.

-- About 1:45 p.m. on the South Side, a 67-year-old man was shot in the hip and abdomen in the 800 block of East 46th Street in the Bronzeville neighborhood. Earlier, police said the man was 60 and it happened in the 4600 block of South Drexel Boulevard. The 67-year-old was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where his condition had stabilized, police said.

-- Shortly before 9:30 a.m. on the South Side, a 27-year-old woman was in a parking lot in the 2900 block of South Dearborn Street in the Dearborn Homes neighborhood when she was approached by a man she had dated, police said. The man tried to start a conversation, but when she refused, the 27-year-old man produced a gun and shot the woman in the right shoulder and left hip, police said. The gunman fled but was caught by officers and arrested. The woman was taken to Stroger Hospital, where her condition had stabilized, police said.

-- About 6:15 a.m. on the South Side, a female victim who was being robbed in the Gresham neighborhood was able to get possession of the gun and shoot the attacker, police said. The shooting happened  in the 8000 block of South Ashland Avenue. Police said a man was in custody.  Charges were pending.

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