Overview
- The incidents took place Monday afternoon on the South Side and left a 45-year-old man and two teenage boys critically wounded.
- The South Shore attack occurred just before 3 p.m. in the 7800 block of South Shore Drive when a male on a scooter approached a 45-year-old, fired multiple times, and the victim was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition.
- The Bronzeville shooting happened just before 4 p.m. in the 4100 block of South Prairie Avenue where a 14-year-old was shot in the shoulder and taken to Comer Children’s Hospital and a 17-year-old was shot in the head and taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center; both boys are in critical condition.
- Chicago police say Area Two detectives are handling the South Shore case and Area One detectives are handling the Bronzeville case; no arrests, motives, or detailed suspect descriptions have been publicly confirmed.
- These events underscore recurring gun violence on the South Side, put strain on regional trauma centers that treat critical shooting victims, and are likely to keep local police and community groups focused on response and safety measures in the coming days.