A man was shot to death and at least 13 other people, including a 14-year-old boy, were wounded after shootings Saturday afternoon and evening on the South Side.
The fatal attack happened at 1:20 p.m. in the 100 block of West Garfield Boulevard in the Englewood neighborhood when two assailants, 17 and 36, began shooting at each other, said Officer Kevin Quaid, a police spokesman.
During the shootout, the older man was shot in the chest and the side, said Quaid, who added that the man was pronounced dead at Stroger Hospital. He was identified as Deitrick Stogner, of the 4600 block of South Prairie Avenue, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
The 17-year-old was shot in the left leg and was in good condition, also at Stroger. The teen is under arrest in the attack, but no charges have been approved yet, Quaid said.
The motive for the incident remains under investigation, but both gunmen are documented gang members, Quaid said.
In other shootings:
Most recently, a 50-year-old man was in critical condition after a shooting on the West Side in the Austin neighborhood, said Officer Jose Estrada, a Chicago police spokesman.
That shooting happened about 6:10 a.m. in the 4900 block of West Superior Street. According to reports, the man was standing on Superior when a gray sedan pulled up and a passenger got out, walked up to the victim and shot him in the chest, Estrada said. Police believe the shooting happened during an attempted robbery.
The man was taken to the hospital in critical condition.
About 4:10 a.m., a 24-year-old man walked into Community First Hospital with a gunshot wound to the right back.
The victim reported he was a passenger in of a car that was traveling north in the 3300 block of North Laramie. A black SUV began following the car, and soon after, someone fired shots, Estrada said.
The victim was later transferred to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, where his condition was stabilized, Estrada said.
About 3:45 a.m., a 25-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman walked into Roseland Community Hospital after getting shot in the Roseland neighborhood on the South Side, said Officer Veejay Zala, a Chicago police spokesman.
The man and the woman were in a vehicle in the 10700 block of South King Drive when someone in a passing white Pontiac Grand Prix fired shots, Zala said.
The man was shot in the abdomen and in the leg, and the woman was hit in the left leg, police said.
The woman, who was the driver, drove to Roseland, where she was in good condition, Estrada said.
The man was transferred to Advocate Christ Medical Center, where he was in critical condition, Estrada said.
About 3 a.m., a 22-year-old man and a 32-year-old man walked into the Englewood police station after they were wounded in a shooting in West Englewood, Zala said.
The two men told police they were shot in the 6300 block of South Hamilton Avenue before getting to the police station, about a mile away at 1438 W. 63rd St., Zala said.
The younger man suffered a graze wound to his forehead, and the older man was shot in the leg, Estrada said.
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Both men were being uncooperative with the police. They were taken to Holy Cross Hospital, where they were listed in good condition, Estrada said. The 22-year-old man is a documented gang member, police said.
About 12:15 a.m., a 35-year-old man was wounded in a shooting in the Back of the Yards neighborhood on the South Side, Zala said.
The man was walking south in the 4800 block of South Bishop Street when he heard gunshots and realized he was struck, Zala said.
The man was hit in the right ankle, and he was taken to Stroger Hospital, where his condition stabilized, Zala said.
About 9:15 p.m. Saturday, a 14-year-old boy was wounded in a shooting in the Burnside neighborhood on the Far South Side, Zala said.
The boy was standing on the street in the 8900 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue when a black SUV pulled up and someone inside fired shots, Zala said.
He was shot in the left leg, and he was taken to Comer’s Children’s Hospital, where his condition stabilized, Zala said.
About 8 p.m., a 40-year-old man was wounded in a shooting about 8 p.m. in the Park Manor neighborhood on the South Side, Quaid said.
The man was outside in the 7000 block of South Vernon Avenue when he was approached by an unknown attacker who walked up to him and fired shots, Quaid said.
He was hit in the left foot, and he was taken to St. Bernard Hospital, where he was listed in good condition, Quaid said.
About 2:20 p.m. in the 6200 block of South Vernon Avenue in the city’s West Woodlawn neighborhood, three men were wounded, Quaid said.
The victims, 31, 26 and 30, were standing outside when one or two gunmen opened fire from across the street, Quaid said.
The 31-year-old was the most seriously wounded. He was struck multiple times and was in critical condition at Stroger Hospital. The 26-year-old was hit in both legs, and his condition has stabilized, also at Stroger.
The 30-year-old was struck in the left leg, according to Quaid, who said he was in good condition at the University of Chicago Medical Center.
The three men are documented gang members, said Quaid. No arrests have been made.
Chicago Fire Department spokesman Joe Roccasalva confirmed the victims were taken by ambulances to the hospital.
At 3:45 p.m. the area was quiet except for a few police officers who remained on the scene, centered around a 2-story brownstone with its front door, and first and second story windows boarded up.
As of about 4:30 p.m. officers moved to another home in the same block. It’s a three-flat that has been cordoned off with yellow and red tape. Officers have found 20 shell casings scattered outside the home and into the middle of the street.
The area is heavily residential and police tape also encircled about five homes in the middle of the 6200 block of South Vernon Avenue.
Passersby arriving home from work said they had not heard anything about what happened.