{"id":59931,"date":"2025-07-12T15:50:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-12T15:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/59931\/"},"modified":"2025-07-12T15:50:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T15:50:09","slug":"chicago-shootings-this-weekend-at-least-6-shot-1-fatally-in-gun-violence-across-city-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/59931\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago shootings this weekend: At least 6 shot, 1 fatally, in gun violence across city, police say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">CHICAGO (WLS) &#8212; At least six people have been shot, one fatally, in gun violence across Chicago so far this weekend, police said.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/watch\/live\/11064984\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24\/7. Click here to watch<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">One person was injured in <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/post\/ohare-chicago-shooting-today-least-1-injured-crash-kennedy-expressway-cumberland-avenue-isp-says\/17082717\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a Kennedy Expressway shooting and crash<\/a> on the city&#8217;s Northwest Side early Saturday morning, Illinois State Police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">ISP said it happened on southbound Interstate 90 at North Cumberland Avenue in the city&#8217;s O&#8217;Hare neighborhood around 12:30 a.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">A male driver suffered a gunshot wound, and his vehicle struck a semi, ISP said. A third vehicle was also hit in the crash.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The shooting victim, whose age was not immediately known, was hospitalized in an unknown condition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">No other injuries were reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">ISP said all southbound lanes were closed for an an investigation, but they reopened just before 4 a.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Authorities did not immediately provide further information.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \"><a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/live-updates\/chicago-shootings-summer-2025-tracking-gun-violence-city-weather-heats-live-updates\/16798177\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Summer 2025 violence: Tracking shootings across Chicago  Live updates<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">A man was found shot to death on the city&#8217;s Far South Side on Friday night, Chicago police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Officers responded to a call about <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/post\/chicago-shooting-today-man-found-shot-death-far-south-side-13200-block-langley-avenue-police-department-says\/17083064\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a shooting<\/a> in the 13200-block of South Langley Avenue around 9:40 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Responding officers found a 43-year-old man, who had suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the body, on the ground outside, police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The victim was pronounced dead on the scene. The Cook County Medical Examiner&#8217;s Office identified him as Prince Johnson.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">There is no one in custody, and Area Two detectives are investigating.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Police did not immediately provide further information about the shooting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Minutes earlier, a suspect on a scooter shot and seriously injured a man on the city&#8217;s North Side, Chicago police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Police said <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/post\/old-town-shooting-today-suspect-scooter-shoots-injures-man-500-block-west-scott-street-chicago-police-say\/17082876\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the shooting<\/a> happened in the Old Town neighborhood&#8217;s 500-block of West Scott Street just before 9:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">A 40-year-old man was sitting in a parked vehicle when he saw a male of an unknown age approach him on a scooter, police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Police said the suspect took out a gun, and the victim drew his handgun.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The victim, shot in the leg and groin, was taken to Northwestern Hospital in serious condition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Officers recovered a weapon on the scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">There is no one in custody, and Area Three detectives are investigating.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Police did not immediately provide further information about the shooting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \"><strong class=\"vtkaO \">INTERACTIVE SAFETY TRACKER  <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/feature\/tracking-crime-and-safety-in-your-neighborhood\/12385906\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Track crime and safety in your neighborhood<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2025 WLS-TV. 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