U.S. Civil War: Chicago update 14-17 May 2014, 3 dead 21 wounded!

18 May 2014 (13:37 UTC-07 Tango)/18 Rajab 1435/28 Ordibehesht 1393/20 Ji-Si 4712

5100 block of West Concord Place: 38 years old man bashed in the head and killed.  Police call it “homicide”.

3400 block of West Madison Street: 30 years old man killed by an unknown man who walked up to him and shot him.

200 and 300 blocks of North Pine Street: A man was killed after being shot multiple times and then he tried to drive away but crashed.  Witnesses say the shooters pulled along side his car and started blasting away.

4700 block of North Bernard Avenue: 22 years old woman shot in the stomach, she’s in critical condition.

2500 block of East 98th Street: Two people shot by a man dressed in black.

13200 block of South Saint Lawrence Avenue: Two 16 years old boys shot.  They say the shooter was dressed in black.

Logan Square neighborhood:  15 years old boy shot in the leg and hip.

1600 block of West 70th Street: Three people shot while playing basketball.

7700 block of South Peoria Street:  30 years old man shot in the chest.

7000 block of South Vernon Avenue: 19 years old man shot in the back.

2200 block of South Wolcott Avenue: 21 years old man sitting on a porch was shot in the stomach by drive by shooters.

2500 block of South St. Louis Avenue: 26 years old man shot in the arm and head, after a man approached him and shot him.

7100 block of South May Street: 50 years old man shot after first being robbed.  At last report he was in the hospital.

7200 block of South Artesian Avenue: 24 years old man shot in the neck.  He took himself to the hospital and is in critical condition.

8700 block of South Escanaba Avenue: 18 years old man shot.  He’s in hospital in stable condition, police gave no other details.

8600 block of South Exchange Avenue: 18 years old man shot in the leg.

7000 block of South Vernon Avenue:  17 years old boy shot in the leg while he was standing on the sidewalk.

2500 block of South Damen Avenue: Two men shot, one in the hand one in the leg.  They both walked themselves to a hospital.

4700 block of South Lake Park Avenue: 37 years old man’s head grazed by a bullet.

Police have made no arrests.

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Chicago update 09-13 May 2014