Three men were killed in separate shootings Thursday and Friday on Chicago’s South and West sides. A 35-year-old man was killed Friday morning after a verbal altercation on the West Side.
Shortly before 11:15 a.m. Friday, the victim was standing outside on the 4800 block of West Ferdinand Street in the city’s Austin district when he got into an incident with another individual.
The offender produced a firearm and opened fire, injuring the victim in the head and torso. The suspect fled the area in a red minivan.
The man was brought to Mount Sinai Hospital and pronounced dead.
The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the victim as Pierre Lavonwhite.
As of press time, no one was in custody in connection with the incident.
Area 4 detectives are investigating the shooting.
On Friday afternoon, a 38-year-old man was slain on the west side.
Shortly before 4:45 p.m. Friday, the guy was shot twice in the chest and once in the abdomen on the 700 block of South Pulaski Road in the city’s Garfield Park area.
The man was brought to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition but died there.
Vico Coulter has been recognized by the Medical Examiner’s Office.
Police said a 22-year-old guy was arrested on the scene, and a firearm was discovered. There was no information on charges available at press time.
Area 4 detectives are investigating the incident.
In the third case, a man was killed Thursday evening on the city’s South Side.
Police responded to a report of a shooting soon after 8:40 p.m. Thursday in the first block of Garfield Boulevard in the city’s Washington Park area.
Responding cops reported discovering an unresponsive male on the ground. They stated the victim had a gunshot wound to the chest. He was brought to the University of Chicago Hospital, where he was first reported in serious condition but died there.
As of press time, no one was in custody in connection with the incident.
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