A SHOOTING blood bath left two dead and 22 wounded this weekend in Chicago, including a child.
The two fatal shootings occurred early Saturday morning, one on West 87th Street and one in North Milwaukee.
Two people from Chicago are dead after they were shot this weekend[/caption]
Dozens of other victims were injured as a result of the city’s gun violence, including a 13-year-old boy[/caption]
The first victim was a 31-year-old man. He was shot in the head after two unknown perpetrators fired about forty rounds of ammo into the car he was in.
There was another man, 22, and a woman, 25, in the car with him.
They were at a traffic light when a black sedan approached them and started firing shots at 1.10am.
The victim was taken to Christ hospital in critical condition and pronounced dead shortly after, CBS reported.
The two others in the car were also taken to local hospitals in critical condition.
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The next fatal shooting happened only 30 minutes later.
A 31-year-old man was standing on the sidewalk when someone in a car approached him and started shooting at him.
The victim was taken to Illinois Masonic Hospital in critical condition after being hit in the chest.
He was pronounced dead shortly after, according to CBS.
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Among the other 22 gunshot wound victims, was a 13-year-old boy.
On Friday night around 7.58pm, about four to five men were trying to break into a parked car.
The owner of the car, a 34-year-old woman, confronted the men at which time one of the men pulled out a gun and pointed it at the woman, according to police.
Having a concealed carry permit, the woman pulled out her own handgun and shot the 13-year-old boy who was a part of the crew of men.
He was taken to Comers Children’s Hospital with a gunshot wound in his neck. CBS reported him in fair condition.
The other men fled the parking lot and no weapon has been found.
Some of those wounded this weekend have sustained serious injuries, including a 19-year-old with a gunshot wound to his back.
Another young man was left in critical condition after someone shot him in the left leg and right stomach.
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One victim is seriously injured after receiving gunshot wounds to his abdomen and arms.
Another victim was on the sidewalk when someone pulled up and shot him in the lower back. He is also in the hospital in critical condition.
