Three people, including a 17-year-old boy, were killed and at least six
people were injured in spats of violence across the city, Chicago police
said.
In the first late Wednesday night fatal shooting, the teen was shot in the
neck at about 10 p.m. in the 8900 block of South Brandon Avenue in the
South
Chicago neighborhood, police said, citing early reports.
The victim,
Romelo Golden, of the 8800 block of South Burley Avenue, was rushed to John H.
Stroger
Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, according to the Cook County medical
examiner's office.
Police believe the shooting is gang related and were searching for two males
seen fleeing the scene.
About a half hour later, a 24-year-old man was reportedly stabbed multiple
times during a quarrel with his sister at a residence in the 4100 block of South
King Drive in the
Bronzeville
neighborhood, police. The man, Curtis James, later died of his wounds. James'
23-year-old sister was taken into custody, police said.
At about 11:39 p.m., two men were shot just outside of a gas station in the
7800 block of South Western Avenue.
One of the men, David Cocroft, 22, of the 12500 block of South Union Avenue,
was shot in the back and died at the scene, police said. The second man, 20, was
taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was treated for
multiple gunshot wounds.
In other overnight shootings:
A 24-year-old man was shot in the wrist during an attempted holdup by two men
in the 0-100 block of North Central Avenue at about 11:23 p.m., police said. The
victim was taken to Stroger in good condition. Both men fled without taking
anything from the victim, police said.
Two men were wounded in a drive-by shooting in the 6500 block of South
Wolcott Avenue just before 1:30 a.m. One of the wounded men sought help by
driving himself to the Englewood District police station, police said.
Both men were taken to Christ, where their conditions were stabilized. Early
reports stated the shots were fired from a gold-colored sedan, which fled the
scene.
At about 2:45 a.m., a man was shot in the leg as he entered a home in the
3100 block of West 84th Place in the Wrightwood neighborhood, police said.
The man was driven to Little Company of Mary Hospital in Evergreen Park,
where he was stabilized, police said.