New City, South Shore see 3 homicides
In New City, a 5-year-old boy and 31-year-old woman were shot to death Friday in the 5300 block of South Winchester Avenue, police said. One day earlier, a 29-year-old man was stabbed to death in the 1000 block of West Garfield Boulevard, according to officials.
In South Shore, a 24-year-old man was fatally shot Sunday in the 2400 block of East 75th Street, police said. On Friday, a 16-year-old boy was shot to death in the 7500 block of South
Kingston Avenue, according to officials.
Two days earlier, an 18-year-old man was fatally shot in the 7500 block of South Merrill Avenue, police said.
Meanwhile, Washington Heights saw two homicides this week.
A 23-year-old man was fatally shot Tuesday in the 9900 block of South Halsted Street, police said.
One day earlier, an 18-year-old man was shot to death in the 10400 block of South Green Street, according to officials.
Citywide, gunshot homicides were logged in the last week in Englewood, West Lawn and West Pullman, RedEye determined.
June ended this week with 43 homicides, down from 47 homicides in June 2012, RedEye found.
Two homicides have been logged so far this month. Forty-nine homicides were recorded in July 2012, according to RedEye data.
