Four people were fatally gunned down in Chicago, and 31 of 35 shot were injured during a weekend of violence in the Windy City. The shootings occurred from Friday (April 11) afternoon through Sunday (April 13) morning, mostly on the city's South Side.
According to the Chicago Tribune, the police responded to 26 separate shootings. The first of the fatalities occurred Friday at around 3:30 p.m., in the city's West Woodlawn area. Gakirah Barnes, 17, was shot in the upper body, and pronounced dead two hours later at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. She was one of three people shot during the incident.
The remaining three fatal shootings occurred between Friday night, and early Sunday, two of which took place in Chicago's Washington Park and South Shore neighborhoods. Among the deceased is, 32-year-old Corey Brownlee, who was shot in the upper chest at around 2:40 a.m. Saturday. He died at a local hospital.
Another of the four fatalities was 20-year-old Joshua Martinez, who was shot in the head. His body was found on the 3000 block of West 53rd place, at around 1 a.m. Police say the shooting was gang-related. No arrests have been made, but authorities believe a "known offender" is responsible for killing Martinez.
Elsewhere in the city, two men --ages 23, and 25 -- were shot at 3:55 a.m. Both were members of the same gang, police said. The men were transported to John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital, and are expected to survive.
Roughly 25 minutes earlier, two women were shot while sitting in a car. A gray van pulled up and opened fire on the 20 and 23-year-old women, hitting one in the neck and the other in the hand before driving off. In another incident a 27-year-old man was shot in both legs and has been hospitalized in stable condition.
Another man, 20, was shot in the stomach by a third party during an argument with his girlfriend. Additionally, a 31-year-old man was shot during an attempted robbery, and a 22-year-old man and 27-year-old woman were both shot in the head in two separate incidents occurring Saturday.
Other victims include a 17-year-old boy shot in the back, and a 20-year-old woman shot in the chest at around 5:00 p.m. Saturday. Hours later, a 42-year-old man and woman were shot in the South Deering neighborhood. The two were shot just before midnight, with the woman getting hit in the leg, and the man sustaining a wound to his face. They were transported to Advocate Christ Medical Center and listed in serious condition.
The eldest of the injured, appears to be a 57-year-old man, who was shot in the leg while in an alley. He was also taken to Advocate Christ hospital.
Weekend shooting sprees are nothing new to Chicago. In June 2013 46 people were shot, and nine were killed in one weekend. The next month, a whopping 74 people were shot over the 4th of July holiday weekend.
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