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A 17-year-old boy was robbed and shot by a person on an electric scooter in the 2100 block of West Granville Avenue Sunday evening, police said. He’s hospitalized in critical condition.
A 17-year-old boy was approached by a person on an electric scooter in the 2100 block of West Granville Avenue at 5:15 p.m. Sunday, then robbed and shot, police say. The teen is hospitalized in critical condition.
A child was hit by a dark SUV, which investigators believe to be a four-door Lincoln Corsair, going westbound in the 800 block of East Marquette Road at 8:51 p.m., police said. The driver fled the scene.
The driver of the car that hit the woman was taken into custody, and police are investigating.
The man, 41, was found with multiple gunshot wounds to the body, police said.
The cyclist, a 56-year-old man, was struck by a motorist July 5 in the 6300 block of South Halsted Street. He died Friday, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office, and his death is ruled an accident.
A male whose age wasn’t known was struck by a vehicle and found on the pavement about 11:40 p.m. Friday in the 18400 block of South LaGrange Road, Orland Park police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Part of the sidewalk caved in as the worker, a 49-year-old man, was outside about 9:30 a.m. Saturday in the 100 block of West Jackson Boulevard, police said.
Officers found Prince Johnson shot several times around 9:40 p.m. in the 13200 block of South Langley Avenue. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The victim, a male whose age wasn’t known, was shot about 4 p.m. Friday in the 6200 block of South Rhodes Avenue, police said. He died at a hospital. No one is in custody.