In the latest fatal attack, a man was shot and killed in Austin on the West Side.
Five people were killed and 34 others were wounded in shootings across Chicago this weekend. The latest fatal attack left a man dead Sunday evening in Austin on the West Side. About 9:14 p.m., the 34-year-old was in the 4900 block of West Hubbard Street when three people approached him and one of them opened fire, Chicago police said. The man was struck multiple times in the back and pronounced dead at the scene. Hours earlier, a man was found shot to death in Cragin on the Northwest Side. Officers responded about 5:10 p.m. to the 5100 block of West Melrose Street and found a male unresponsive in a vehicle with multiple gunshot wounds, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Sunday morning, a man was killed during an attempted robbery in Ukrainian Village. About 4:30 a.m., a 28-year-old man was walking in the 1200 block of West Fry Street when another man approached him on foot, showed a handgun and demanded his belongings, Chicago police said. The man then shot the 28-year-old in the leg, according to police.
