49 shot in Chicago

49 shot in Chicago, Seven men were killed and at least 42 other people were wounded in shootings throughout the city so far this holiday weekend.

A 5-year-old boy was among the wounded -- shot early Friday alongside two men at a West Pullman park. Several hours earlier, a 7-year-old boy was also shot in a park -- this one in Chatham.

Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy released a statement on the weekend's violence stating "no shooting or murder is acceptable."

"While to date we've had significantly fewer shootings and significantly fewer murders this year, there's more work to be done and we won't rest until everyone in Chicago enjoys the same sense of safety," McCarthy said in the statement.

The weekend's most recent shooting took place around 7:30 a.m. near the corner of 63rd Street and Maplewood Avenue. A 21-year-old was shot in the foot and taken in good condition to Holy Cross Hospital, police said.

Around 3:30 a.m. Saturday three people were shot in the 1000 block of West Maxwell Street, police said. A 25-year-old man and a 21-year-old man were taken to Stroger Hospital and a 40-year-old man was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital. All three men were listed in stable condition.

Details surrounding the shooting were not immediately available. Around 12:35 a.m., a 31-year-old man was shot multiple times in the South Austin neighborhood.

The man was walking on the sidewalk in the 300 block of North Pine Avenue when he heard shots and felt pain, according to Chicago Police News Affairs Officer John Mirabelli.

He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital with wounds to the right thigh and left ankle and was listed in stable condition. No one was in custody in the shooting as of Saturday morning.

Minutes earlier, a 26-year-old man was shot in the shoulder near 79th and Elizabeth streets. The man was standing with a group of men when he began arguing with another group of men, Mirabelli said.

Someone from the other group fired at the 26-year-old and struck him in the shoulder. The man was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center for treatment.

On Friday, a man was shot around 11:30 p.m. in the 700 block of East 60th Street. The 38-year-old man was treated at University of Chicago Hospital with a wound to the left knee, police said.

Less than 10 minutes earlier another man was shot in the West Englewood neighborhood. The 25-year-old was shot in the buttocks in the 6400 block of South Oakley Avenue and was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in stable condition, officials said.

Around 6 p.m. Friday a 22-year-old man was shot in the chest in the 600 block of South Francisco Avenue.
The man, who had known gang affiliations, was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in stable condition, Mirabelli said.
Earlier, two men were shot around 4:30 p.m. in the 5400 block of South Bishop Street.

A 43-year-old man suffered a gunshot wound to the thigh while another man, 30, was struck in the buttocks. Both men were take to Stroger Hospital in stable condition, according to police.

Around 12:30 p.m. Friday, a 29-year-old man was shot in the torso in the 1400 block of South Keeler Avenue.
He was last listed in critical condition at Mount Sinai Hospital.

The most recent murder was reported to police about 5:15 a.m. Friday in the Rogers Park neighborhood. Elliot Frazier, 26, was found dead with multiple gunshot wounds in the 7400 block of North Paulina Street, authorities said. Frazier, of the 7400 block of North Winchester Avenue, was pronounced dead on the scene at 7:10 a.m., according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Later Friday, a man who was shot the day before in the Gage Park neighborhood died, authorities said. 20-year-old Shavonte Howard died at 2:47 p.m. Friday at Mount Sinai Hospital, according to the medical examiner’s office. Howard, of the 5300 block of South Hoyne Avenue, was shot in the head about noon Thursday in the 5600 block of South Western Avenue, authorities said.

Two men were charged Friday in connection to Howard's murder. Tommie Harris, 25, of the 5200 block of Racine Avenue, was charged with first-degree murder and aggravated discharge of a firearm.

Quintion Humphries, 19, of the 12000 block of South Loomis Street, was also charged with first-degree murder and aggravated discharge of a firearm.

Both men are expected to appear in bond court Saturday. Thursday night, a man was shot to death in the West Englewood neighborhood on the South Side. The man, 31-year-old Marlon Obanner of the 6500 block of South Paulina Street, was standing on a porch about 9:40 p.m. in the 6200 block of South Marshfield Avenue when two males approached on foot and opened fire, authorities said.

In another murder, 21-year-old Steve Mabins of the 0-100 block of West Washington Street was shot in his side multiple times about 1:30 p.m. Thursday in the 600 block of South Francisco Avenue in the East Garfield Park neighborhood, authorities said.

The man was initially taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was declared dead at 2:02 p.m., according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office.

Earlier, 36-year-old Cheodis Young of the 100 block of South Carpenter Street was shot in the head about 12:05 p.m. Thursday in the 7300 block of South Wabash Avenue in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood and was dead on the scene, authorities said.

On Wednesday night in the Woodlawn neighborhood, three men were shot about 7:25 p.m. in the 6600 block of South Champlain Avenue, police said.

All three men showed up at St. Bernard Hospital without the help of paramedics, police said. One of the men, 26-year-old Ernest McMullen of the 800 block of East 46th Street, was shot in the head and declared dead at 7:38 p.m., authorities said.

Another one of the men, an 18-year-old, was transferred to Stroger Hospital with a gunshot wound to the chest, police said. The third man, 19, was shot in the shoulder and was initially listed in “stable” condition.
The survivors were not cooperating with detectives, authorities said.

The violence began about 6:50 p.m. Wednesday when a gunman exited a green vehicle and shot 24-year-old Rayford Brown in the back in the 2400 block of East 79th Street, authorities said. Brown, of the 2400 block of East 77th Street, died at Northwestern Memorial Hospital at 7:27 p.m., according to the medical examiner’s office.

Additionally, Chicago Police fatally shot 17-year-old Christian Green about 1:10 p.m. Thursday in the 5600 block of South State Street after he allegedly pointed a gun at officers, authorities said.

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