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Shootings in Chicago this weekend: At least 42 shots fired, 7 killed, in shootings across the city this weekend, police say

CHICAGO (WLS) — At least 42 people have been shot, seven of them fatally, in gun violence in Chicago so far this weekend, police said.

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Three people were shot, one fatally, on the South Side early Sunday, Chicago police said.

Police said the shooting happened in the 4500 block of South Evans Avenue in the Bronzeville neighborhood just before 12:30 p.m.

A 35-year-old man who was shot in the head was transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.

Another 38-year-old man was shot in the chest. He was transported to the same hospital in critical condition.

A 26-year-old woman who was shot in the buttocks was also transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center in good condition.

Police believe multiple shooters shot the victims before fleeing the scene.

There is no one in custody and Area One detectives are investigating.

Hours later, two people were killed in a shooting in the Southwest, police said.

Police said the shooting happened in the 3100 block of West 25th Street in the Little Village neighborhood just after 5 a.m.

A 26-year-old man was found unconscious inside a vehicle with a gunshot wound to the temple, police said. He was transported to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Another victim, identified only as a man, was transported to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. His age was not immediately known.

What led to the shooting was not immediately clear.

Area Four detectives are investigating. Police did not immediately provide further information.

Two separate fatal shootings occurred on the same block Sunday, within hours of each other, Chicago police said.

Two separate fatal shootings occurred on the same block Sunday, within hours of each other, Chicago police said.

A man was shot and killed early Sunday in West Pullman.

The victim, a man between 35 and 40 years old, was shot around 2:32 a.m. in the 11500 block of South La Salle Street, Chicago police said.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

About 13 hours later, two men were shot, one fatally, in West Pullman. The two men were also in the 11500 block of South La Salle Street around 3:20 p.m. when they were approached by someone who fired shots in their direction, Chicago police said.

A 34-year-old man was struck multiple times and taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

The other man, 59, also suffered multiple gunshot wounds and is in serious condition at the same hospital, police said.

No arrests were reported in either shooting. Police have not said whether the two shootings are related. Area 2 detectives are investigating.

Saturday night, a rideshare driver was shot and carjacked on the city's West Side, police said.

Police said it happened in the 200 block of North Latrobe Avenue in the South Austin neighborhood just after 9 p.m.

A 49-year-old man was providing a rideshare service when someone entered his vehicle through the back door and pointed a gun at him, demanding he get out of the vehicle, police said.

Police said the driver complied, but the attacker, identified only as a man, still shot him in the leg. The suspect then fled in the victim's gray sedan.

The victim was transported to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he is in good condition. There is no one in custody and area four detectives are investigating.

A series of shootings took place within a five-hour span from Friday evening to Saturday morning, all on the city's West Side.

Among those killed in the violence was a 13-year-old boy.

A 13-year-old boy was shot in the head Friday during a Chicago shooting on South Independence Boulevard in Lawndale, police said.

Police say the boy was shot shortly before 8:30 Friday evening while standing on the sidewalk in the 1300 block of South Independence Boulevard in the Lawndale community.

He died at Stroger Hospital, police said.

Less than two hours later in West Garfield Park, a 34-year-old man was driving in the 4300 block of West Monroe Street shortly after 10 p.m. when he was struck by gunfire.

Police said the man then hit several parked cars. The man was rushed to Mount Sinai Hospital in serious condition.

About 20 minutes later, a 49-year-old woman, a 33-year-old woman and a 42-year-old man were struck by gunfire while in a yard in the 500 block of North Laramie in South Austin.

CPD said the 33-year-old woman is in critical condition at Stroger Hospital while the others are in good condition.

Four more people are recovering after similar shootings Saturday morning on the West Side.

CPD said one was in serious condition while three others were in good condition.

The weekend gets off to a violent start in Chicago with a series of shootings in the span of five hours, all on the city's West Side.

Two men were shot shortly after noon Saturday in the Englewood neighborhood on the South Side.

Police said the victims were in the 7000 block of South Green Street when a vehicle approached them and someone inside opened fire.

The men were taken to hospital, where they were reported in good condition.

A man was killed and a woman injured in a shooting Saturday in Belmont Cragin on the Northwest Side.

The two men were in a car around 2:30 a.m. in the 3000 block of North Cicero Avenue when someone in another car fired shots after pulling up alongside them, police said. Chicago police.

The man, 30, and woman, 31, were both injured and went to Community First Medical Center, where the man was pronounced dead and the woman in critical condition, police said.

No arrests have been reported.

Last weekend, at least 33 people were shot, five of them fatally, in gun violence across the city, police said.

Sun-Times Media Wire contributed to this report.

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