The fatal shootings occurred less than two hours apart in Englewood and the Near North Side.
At least two people were killed and 16 others — including a 16-year-old — wounded in shootings Thursday in Chicago.
A 29-year-old man was fatally shot Thursday night in Englewood on the South Side.
About 9:15 p.m., Javier Burch was walking with a large group of people in the 6000 block of South Racine Avenue, when someone approached them on foot and fired shots, Chicago police said.
He was struck several times and pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
Less than two hours later, a 25-year-old man was fighting with a male about 11:45 p.m. in the parking lot of a food store in the 1300 block of South Canal Street when he was shot in the head and hand, Chicago police said.
He was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he later died, police said. His name hasn’t been released yet.
About an hour earlier, in the 1400 block of South Canal Street, a 19-year-old was shot in his left leg by someone in a passing black SUV, police said.
He was also taken to Stroger, where he was listed in fair condition, police said.
Police said the two shootings were not connected.
In nonfatal attacks, a 16-year-old boy was shot in West Pullman on the Far South Side.
About 6:50 p.m., he was in the 12200 block of South Wallace Street, when he was shot in the thigh, police said. He took himself to Roseland Community Hospital, where he is in good condition.
About two hours prior, a man and woman were also shot in West Pullman. They were in the 12800 block of South Parnell Avenue, when they were shot, police said.
The man, 24, was grazed by a bullet on his facial area and the woman, 18, was grazed by a bullet on her face and chest area, police said. The woman was taken to Christ Hospital in Oak Lawn, where she is in good condition, and the man refused treatment.
A person of interest was taken in for questioning.
A man was shot in the leg at a skateboarding park in Grant Park.
The 26-year-old was attacked around 2 p.m. in the 1100 block of South Michigan Avenue, Chicago police said. He was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in serious to critical condition, fire officials said.
Police set up crime tape as people walked their dogs, jogged and rode bicycles, enjoying the cloudless afternoon. Some shook their heads as they walked past.
The shooting took place at a time when the skate park is usually busy, according to skateboarders who gathered behind a fence nearby.
One skateboarder, who did not want to be named, was puzzled that the shooting took place in broad daylight, at a place he considers safe.
“Why here?” he asked. “Four-year-olds come here, bro. So dumb.”
Shootings have risen 76% over last year in the police district that covers the Loop and South Loop, from 21 to 37, police statistics show.
At least 11 others were wounded in citywide shootings Thursday.
Three people were killed and 14 others wounded — including a 16-year-old boy in gun violence Wednesday in Chicago.