2 killed, 12 wounded in weekend shootings

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Two men were killed and at least 12 other people have been wounded in shootings across the city since Friday night.

The two men were fatally shot inside a parked vehicle early Saturday in the Pilsen neighborhood.

About 1:30 a.m., Johnathan Ramirez, 18, and Santos Bueno, 22, were sitting in the vehicle in the 1000 block of West 18th Street when someone walked up and fired shots, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Both men suffered multiple gunshot wounds and were pronounced dead at the scene, authorities said.

Bueno lived in the 7900 block of South Kilpatrick, according to the medical examiner’s office. Ramirez’s home address was unknown as of Saturday afternoon.

A police source said the shooting may have been gang-related.

The most recent nonfatal shooting happened Sunday afternoon on the border of the South Side Washington Heights and Auburn Gresham neighborhoods.

A 24-year-old man was shot multiple times in the body about 12:20 in the 1000 block of West 89th Street, police said. He was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in good condition.

At least 11 other people have been injured in shootings across the city since 9:45 p.m. Friday.

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