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Three Chicago Drive-By Shootings Leave Two Teens Critical and One Man Dead

The cluster underscores a recurring weekend pattern of drive-by violence.

Overview

  • The shootings struck Brighton Park around 1 a.m., Ashburn just before 4:15 a.m., and Englewood after 5 a.m. Saturday in separate drive-by attacks where gunmen fired from passing cars.
  • In Brighton Park, a red sedan passed a 17-year-old who was walking outside, and he was shot multiple times and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition.
  • In Ashburn, an 18-year-old riding in a car was shot when another vehicle pulled alongside and opened fire, and he was transported to Christ Hospital in critical condition.
  • In Englewood, someone in a grey sedan fired into a home and struck a 45-year-old man in the head, and he was pronounced dead at the scene as the driver fled north on May Street.
  • Area One detectives are investigating all three shootings with few details released and no arrests reported.