DEADLY DAY
ONE major US city saw five people killed, including a 19-year-old male, in separate shootings on Wednesday, police said.
Chicago police said the victims were fatally shot in five different shootings, with four of them just hours apart.
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The first shooting of the day took place at 1.12am when a 25-year-old man was struck by gunshots in the neck and multiple times in the body, according to police.
He was pronounced dead after being transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center, reports.
On Wednesday afternoon, four deadly shootings took place within a four-hour time span.
A 46-year-old man was shot in the chest at around 3.30pm near the CTA’s Red Line stop. He was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital.
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As authorities investigated the scene, CTA rider Dwayne Marshall told the news outlet: "I feel very upset. But you know why? People was trying to go home, go to work.
"We need this route. I don't understand why people are just doing this crime...but it needs to stop it."
Shortly before 6pm, a man was hit by gunfire in the head as he was standing near a sidewalk in the 7700 block of South Union.
He was pronounced deceased not long after at the University of Chicago Medical Center.
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Police said that around 6.15pm, a 19-year-old was fatally shot inside a car in the 2300 block of South Western Avenue, according to NBC Chicago.
The teen was struck multiple times by gunfire and pronounced dead at Mount Sinai Hospital.
At around 7.22pm, two men were shot, one fatally, as they were standing near a street.
The men were struck by gunfire by someone in a passing vehicle.
The victim who was shot in the upper body was pronounced dead at the University of Chicago Medical Center.
The second victim, age 36, escaped the scene in good condition after getting shot in the leg.
Police have not taken any suspects into custody in connection to these deadly shootings.
A total of six people were injured following Wednesday's shootings.
Also among the injured was a 14-year-old boy who was struck by gunfire inside a home before midnight.
The boy was struck in the hand when gunfire came through a window in the , the reports.
He was transported to a nearby hospital in good condition.
In a separate shooting, a man was shot in the left thigh during a verbal altercation with an unknown suspect around 6am.
The victim was left in serious condition at an area hospital.
Approximately 12 hours later, a 42-year-old man was shot in the head, back, and arm inside a vehicle and transported to a hospital in critical condition.
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Lastly, a 26-year-old man was also struck inside a vehicle at around 7.32pm.
He was transported to a nearby hospital in good condition after getting shot on the left side of his body.
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