Early Monday morning, tragedy struck on the South Side of Chicago as two shooting incidents, mere hours apart, claimed the life of a 39-year-old man and left over twenty others wounded in separate events. The first incident, occurring in the Grand Crossing neighborhood, involved a man shot multiple times while outside on the 7700 block of South Chicago Avenue at around 4:00 A.M., as reported by FOX 32 Chicago. The victim was transported to University of Chicago Hospital where he was later pronounced dead. As of this report, authorities have not apprehended a suspect, and the investigation continues.

A similar incident unraveled in the Avalon Park area. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, another man, 39, was discovered with multiple gunshot wounds in a 7700 block of South Chicago Avenue around 3:00 A.M. He too was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he succumbed to his injuries. In this case, as well, the shooter reportedly fled in a car and has yet to be detained or identified by law enforcement officials.

The Chicago Police Department is grappling with these latest incidents as part of a surge in violence that has seen more than 20 individuals shot in just over four hours, with mass shootings in Englewood and Humboldt Park wounding 11. These outbreaks signal a continuing pattern of gun violence that has rattled communities and challenged the city's law enforcement's efforts to curb the epidemic of shootings.

Chicago's Area Two detectives are now charged with untangling the details of these latest acts of violence.