14 shot — 3 fatally — Saturday in city gun violence

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Police investigate a shooting that left a man dead and a woman wounded early Saturday in the 1700 block of North Mason. | Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times

Chicago gun violence left three people dead Saturday and at least 11 others wounded, including a man killed by stray gunfire as he was working in the Englewood neighborhood on the South Side.

Shortly before noon, two men were working in the 6800 block of South Wood when two males started shooting at each other across the street, according to Chicago Police.

One of the workers, 59-year-old Frank W. Warren, was shot twice in the abdomen and was later pronounced at a hospital, police and the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office said. The other man, 47, was treated for a gunshot wound.

Police investigate the scene where two people were shot Saturday morning in the 1700 block of North Mason. | Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times

Police investigate the scene where two people were shot Saturday morning in the 1700 block of North Mason. | Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times

Earlier in the morning, a man was killed and a woman was wounded in a shooting in the West Side Austin neighborhood. The two were standing on a sidewalk about 12:55 a.m. in the 1700 block of North Mason Avenue when someone started shooting at them from across the street, police said.

They tried to take off in an SUV, but crashed into a parked vehicle in the 1600 block of North Mason. Joshua Campbell, 22, of Romeoville, was shot in his head and later died, according to police and the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office. The 20-year-old woman was treated for a gunshot wound to her foot.

In the first homicide during the 24-hour period Saturday, a man was shot to death in the West Pullman neighborhood on the Far South Side. Eric Johnson, 26, was walking on a sidewalk with a female companion about 12:40 a.m. in the 12200 block of South State Street when someone approached them on foot and opened fire, authorities said.

Police investigate a the scene where a man was shot and killed Saturday morning in the West Pullman neighborhood. | Tyler Lariviere/Sun-Times

Police investigate a the scene where a man was shot and killed Saturday morning in the West Pullman neighborhood. | Tyler Lariviere/Sun-Times

Johnson was shot multiple times in his back and was taken to Roseland Community Hospital, where he died, according to authorities. He lived on the same block where he was shot.

The last nonfatal shooting Saturday wounded a man in the Burnside neighborhood on the South Side. About 5:30 p.m., the 22-year-old was riding his back when a dark colored car pulled up and two people fired shots in the 500 block of East 92nd Street, according to police. He was struck in the forehead and was in good condition at a hospital.

In other shootings Saturday:

  • about 3:25 p.m., a man was wounded after he was shot in the foot in the East Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side. The 26-year-old was in good condition;
  • a 25-year-old man was struck in the forearm and thigh when he was walking on a sidewalk about 1:35 p.m. in the South Side Chatham neighborhood;
  • about 11 a.m., a 38-year-old man was wounded in a drive-by in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood on the Southwest Side. Someone in a passing vehicle opened fire and struck multiple times in his groin area. His condition had stabilized;
  • about 4 a.m., a 41-year-old woman and man were standing on a sidewalk in the 3400 block of West Huron Street when they heard gunfire, police said. The man was struck in his hand and foot, and the woman shot in her leg. Both of their conditions had stabilized at Stroger Hospital;
  • Before dawn, a man was wounded in the Cottage Grove Heights neighborhood on the South Side. The 21-year-old was sitting in a parked vehicle in an alley about 1:30 a.m. when he heard gunshots and felt pain, police said. He was struck in his right leg and took himself to Trinity Hospital, where his condition stabilized;
  • about 1:20 a.m., a man was wounded on the Near West Side. The 25-year-old was sitting in the passenger seat of an SUV stopped at a red light when he heard gunfire and realized he’d been shot, police said. The man took himself to Stroger Hospital with a gunshot wound to his shoulder. His condition had stabilized; and
  • about 12:05 a.m., a man was wounded in the Irving Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side. The 25-year-old male passenger was in an alley when someone approached him on foot and opened fire, police said. The man suffered a gunshot wound to his back and was taken to Illinois Masonic Medical Center in serious condition.

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