Two men were shot to death in separate attacks within about 15 minutes of each other Friday night, one in Austin and one in Back of the Yards, authorities said.
The dead were among 11 people shot since Friday afternoon across the city, including two teens in the Stony Island Park neighborhood on the South Side.
About 9:15 p.m., a man was shot to death inside a Popeye's Louisiana Kitchen, 5500 W. North Ave. in Austin on the West Side.
The man, who witnesses said was about 21 years old, was inside a business when he was shot from outside by someone who fled on foot, said Chicago Police Department News Affairs Officer Amina Greer. He was unresponsive on the scene when police found him but was taken to John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, police said.
Someone fired at least four times from outside the restaurant, piercing a window and striking the man, police said.
Three workers were cleaning up inside the business as police examined shell casings outside about 10 p.m. An employee who was inside making up an order at the time of the shooting said the gunfire did not sound like shots but instead like someone hitting a table with a hammer.
Just 15 minutes later, about 9:30 p.m., a man in his 20s was found shot to death on a sidewalk in the 5400 block of South Laflin Street on the South Side, Greer said. He suffered a gunshot wound to the face and was dead on the scene, she said.
Police found him in a gangway between an apartment building and a vacant house.
A 35-year-old man told police he "heard shots and felt pain" when someone shot him just before 4 a.m. Saturday morning in the 1600 block of North Sawyer Avenue, police said. The man, who police said was a gang member, was taken from the Logan Square crime scene to Stroger hospital in stable condition with a gunshot wound to the arm, police said.
About 11:35 p.m. Friday, a 26-year-old man was shot in the leg in the 4400 block of South Washtenaw Avenue in the Brighton Park neighborhood on the Southwest Side, Greer said. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in good condition.
Someone was shot about 10:20 p.m. inside an apartment in the 1300 block of East 75th Street in the Grand Crossing neighborhood on the South Side, police said. The victim was sitting on a couch of an acquaintance's apartment when three or four people knocked on the door. The apartment resident opened the door and jumped out of the way as someone fired. The bullets ended up going through the glass door and hit the man on the couch in the legs and arms, police said. He's in stable condition at Stroger hospital.
Someone shot two teens about 9:45 p.m. in the 8400 block of South Constance Avenue in the Stony Island Park neighborhood, Greer said. A 15-year-old was shot in the chest and taken to Comer Children's Hospital in critical condition and a 16-year-old was grazed in the back and taken to Jackson Park Hospital in good condition. Someone inside a passing light car opened fire on the teens, both of whom police said did not affiliate with local gangs.
Earlier, two men were shot in the Englewood neighborhood. The shooting took place about 7:30 p.m. on the 7300 block of South Racine Avenue and left one man wounded in the back and the other in the foot, police said.
A 20-year-old man with a wound to the back was taken from 74th and Racine in serious condition to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, and an 18-year-old man with a wound to the foot was taken from 74th and Aberdeen Street to St. Bernard Hospital, where his condition was stabilized, according to Chicago Fire Department Media reports.
About 6:50 p.m., a 33-year-old man was shot in the 8400 block of South Paulina Street in the Gresham neighborhood on the South Side. He was a passenger in a southbound vehicle when someone opened fire, hitting him in the arm and shoulder area. He's in stable condition at Advocate Christ Medical Center.
Another person was shot about 1 p.m. Friday afternoon at 2300 N. Mango Avenue in the Belmont Central neighborhood on the Northwest Side, police said. Someone yelled "gangsta killer" and shot him in the upper left arm. He's in good condition at West Suburban Medical Center, police said.
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