Chicago's South Side was marred by a series of shootings that left two people dead and at least two in critical condition overnight, with no suspects currently in custody. The string of violent incidents began when a 32-year-old man was shot in the back while seated on the stairs of a residence located in the 10100 block of South Wallace Street in Washington Heights, as reported by the Chicago Sun-Times. He was promptly transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where his condition was listed as critical.
Separately and later in the night, the violence continued with an unresponsive 30-year-old man discovered with a wound to the chest. He was found in the 9800 block of South Avenue J in the East Side neighborhood, and despite the efforts to save him at Stroger Hospital, he was pronounced dead. These tragic events unfolded within hours of each other, with police scrambling to piece together the happenings of a night that laid bare the persistent scourge of gun violence in Chicago, as chronicled by The Chicago Tribune.
Adding to the grim tally, an early morning shooting in Auburn Gresham resulted in a 33-year-old man suffering a gunshot wound to the leg. Found in the 8000 block of South Loomis Avenue, the man was said to be inside of a residence at the time he was shot, according to a witness at the scene. He was swiftly taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, marking yet another critical injury in a cycle that, for too many, seems unending.
Detectives continue to investigate the series of shootings that plagued communities.
