Four people, including a 16-year-old boy, were injured in two separate shootings Tuesday on the North and Far South Sides, according to Chicago police.
Officers found the 16-year-old shot multiple times in the 13400 block of South Torrence Avenue in the Hegewisch neighborhood 13400 block of South Torrence Avenue, around 8:36 a.m., after responding to a call of a person shot, police said. The boy was transported to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in critical condition, officials said.
A 20-year-old man with multiple gunshot wounds to his head and body drove himself to Advocate Trinity Hospital, where he was also listed in critical condition, police said. A firearm was recovered, but no one had been arrested as Calumet area detectives investigated.
A few hours later, two men, 28 and 35, were standing outside the 600 block of North Monticello Avenue in the Humboldt Park neighborhood when four gunmen exited a grey vehicle and opened fire just before noon, police said.
The 28-year-old, who suffered multiple gunshots to the head and body, was transported to Strtooger Hospital in critical condition. The 35-year-old suffered three times to the body and was transferred to Mount Sinai Hospital in serious condition, police said.
No arrests had been made as Harrison Area detectives investigated.
The shootings follow a violent holiday weekend. Between 6 p.m. Thursday to just before midnight Sunday, 44 people were shot, including seven fatally, across the city in 32 separate shooting incidents, Chicago police reported Monday.
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