16 PEOPLE SHOT - 5 MURDERED IN AN 11 HOUR PERIOD IN CHICAGO, THANKS TO BLACK VIOLENCE
Sixteen people were shot in an 11-hour period Monday, including two along a Safe Passage route in the West Englewood neighborhood, according to authorities.
The shootings - from Cragin on the Northwest Side to Roseland on the Far South Side - left five dead. Those shot ranged in age from 16 to 56. Several survivors were left in critical condition.
The burst of shootings came after no one was reported shot in the city through most of the day Sunday into early Monday.
• The two shot on the Safe Passage route were near Damen Avenue and Marquette Road when someone shot them about 9:20 a.m. Monday, police said. An 18-year-old was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in serious condition with a gunshot wound to the face. A 20-year-old was shot in the abdomen and taken to Stroger Hospital, police said. The older of the two shot later died from his wounds.
The two were shot by someone who approached on foot and opened fire, police said.
Safe Passage routes are meant to help Chicago Public Schools students get to and from school. The route for O'Toole Elementary School runs from 65th Street to 66th Street on Seeley Avenue, east on 66th to Damen, from 66th to 71st Street along Damen, and on 71st between Hamilton and Wolcott avenues.
Harper High School, also in the area, has Safe Passage routes on 65th, 66th and Marquette that run from Wood Street west to Damen.
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