Explosion of Violence in Chicago

[ThomasVolker]

A 28-year-old man was killed in the Grand Crossing neighborhood and several others wounded in shootings across the city.

Paramedics found the man shot dead in the 7600 block of South Greenwood Avenue about 10 p.m. The 911 caller reported a man down "from unknown causes" and he was found bleeding from a headwound.

His body was on the pavement next to a Dodge Charger with its hood slighly ajar.

Earlier, a man was shot and critically wounded in the Lawndale neighborhood this evening, police said.

The man, believed to be about 31 years old, was shot multiple times in the head about 8:40 p.m. in the 1200 block of South Komensky Avenue, said Chicago Police News Affairs Officer Veejay Zala. The man was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was in critical condition.

A 25-year-old man standing in the 2400 block of East 107th Street was shot about 7:50 p.m. He was taken to Advoate Christ Medical Center with a wound to the buttocks.

Another man in his 20s, was shot in the right leg about 12:40 a.m. in the 11900 block of South Stewart Avenue in the West Pullman neighborhood.

A man whose age wasn't available was shot in the leg near Grand and Melvina avenues about 1:05 a.m. Additional details weren't available.

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[ThomasVolker]

A man was shot six times while shielding his toddler daughter in a gang-related shooting Thursday evening in Chicago.
The shooting happened in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago when 19-year-old Esteban 'Sniper' Sotelo and a 14-year-old shot the man as part of a gang initiation.
The 29-year-old victim had just left his mother's house with his wife and 20-month-old daughter.
He was in the middle of putting the toddler in her car seat when Sotelo and the minor approached him.
'What's up?' Sotelo asked before opening fire, shooting the man six times while he shielded his daughter from the barrage.
The gang members fled but were apprehended shortly after by Chicago Police officers.
They found the weapon used in the shooting in a
bag of mulch.
Sotelo admitted in Cook County Bond Court Sunday that the shooting was an initiation for the
14-year-old into the Latin Kings gang.
They believed the victim to be a member of rival
gang Satan's Disciples.
Multiple witnesses have identified Sotelo as the gunman.
Sotelo is currently on probation for a felony
cocaine-related conviction. His prior history includes delinquencies as a minor for robbery
and aggravated battery.

The victim is being treated at Mt. Sinai hospital for wounds on his legs, back and neck, according to
Assistant State's Attorney Heather Kent.
Kent also said that a round was lodged in the victim's nasal cavity below his eye
Sotelo was denied bail Sunday.

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