Chicago Shootings: 9 Dead, 43 Wounded in Weekend Violence

Chicago Shootings: 9 Dead, 43 Wounded in Weekend Violence
Police investigate a crime scene where seven people were shot on July 6, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Jack Phillips
8/15/2016
Updated:
8/15/2016

At least 43 people were wounded and nine were killed in shootings across Chicago between Friday evening and early Monday morning, according to local media reports.

Among those dead is Arshell Dennis III, the son of a Chicago Police officer. He was shot and killed on the Southwest Side on early Sunday morning, ABC7 reported.

He was home from college, where he studied journalism, to visit his sick mother on her birthday. Neighbors said that an armed suspect walked up and opened fire as he was sitting in front of his home, striking him.

A 23-year-old man, Abner Garcia, was fatally shot while driving in the West Eldson neighborhood on the Southwest Side at 1:40 a.m. on Saturday. A van pulled up alongside his car and a person inside flashed gang signs before Garcia and the person argued. Someone in the van then opened the door and shot Garcia. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

On Friday at 11:35 p.m., a 30-year-old man was shot and killed on the West Side, said police.

And a 17-year-old, Johnathan L. Stewart was shot in the chest in a possible drive-by shooting on the South Side. He was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital, NBC reported. His death was the first of the weekend.

The latest non-deadly shooting took place at 4:56 a.m. on Monday on the South Side, ABC7 reported.

Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter with 15 years experience who started as a local New York City reporter. Having joined The Epoch Times' news team in 2009, Jack was born and raised near Modesto in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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