Separate attacks in Chicago during the weekend left five people dead and police searching for their assailants.
Marshall Hill, 33, of the 100 block of North Lotus Avenue, was found dead of gunshot wounds early Friday in an alley in the 4800 block of West Ferdinand Street.
Later, a 48-year-old woman was found slain Saturday night in her North Side apartment.
Maria Zaharie, of the 1700 block of West Wallen Avenue, was found about 7 p.m. Saturday on her kitchen floor, beaten to death with a blunt object, authorities said.
Police said Zaharie’s daughter and landlord forced their way into the apartment after being unable to reach her for a few days. and found the body.
In another North Side slaying, a 30-year-old man was found shot to death in a Rogers Park apartment early Sunday.
Kevin Murphy was shot several times in the neck and head about 1:45 a.m. at 6603 N. Damen Ave., police said.
About 12 hours later, a 20-year-old man was shot to death in Noble Square during an apparent robbery attempt, police said.
Valdonero Ruiz, of an undetermined address, was killed about noon Sunday at 1520 W. Division St., police said.
And late Sunday night, a man believed to be in his 20s was shot as he sat in a car on the city’s Northwest Side.
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The man, who was not identified, was killed in a Chevrolet Cavalier parked at 1253 N. Springfield Ave., police said.
No arrests had been made in any of the attacks by Sunday night.