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Seven injured in shootings over Thanksgiving weekend in Chicago


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CHICAGO (CBS) At least seven people were injured in shootings in Chicago over Thanksgiving weekend, according to police.

The ages of the victims range from 23 to 62 years.

Recordings from Wednesday

In the first shooting of the weekend, a 62-year-old woman was shot while driving in the 6100 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue just after 8 p.m.

Police say she was traveling south when shots were fired. She was hit in the back and taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center by firefighters in fair condition.

For other recordings from Wednesday 5:00 PM to Monday 5:00 AM:

Recordings from Thursday

  • At 12:49 a.m. in the 100 block of West 57th Street, a 51-year-old man was standing on the sidewalk when shots were fired. The victim walked into St. Bernard Hospital in good condition with a gunshot wound to the left arm.
  • At 1:59 a.m. in the 5500 block of South Ada, two men, 23 and 26, and a woman, 23, were in an alley when shots were fired. The 23-year-old man was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center by firefighters in critical condition with multiple gunshots to the body. The woman walked into St. Bernard Hospital in good condition with a gunshot wound to the left leg. The 26-year-old man also entered St. Bernardus in good condition with gunshot wounds to the legs.
  • At 1:20 a.m. in the 800 block of East 79th Street, a 27-year-old man was walking to his vehicle when two unknown people began shooting in his direction. The victim was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in good condition with an abrasion to the right calf.
  • At 3:21 p.m., a 62-year-old man was struck by gunfire through the window of his home in the 4000 block of West Monroe Street in West Garfield Park. He was shot in the head and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition.
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Unless otherwise stated, no arrests were made in either incident.

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