Weekend Blotter: One Killed, 14 Wounded In Weekend Violence
At least one person was killed and 14 people were wounded in citywide violence this weekend.
Andre Vasquez, 36, was fatally shot in the head in the West Town neighborhood around 6 a.m. Sunday. One other person was critically injured in the same shooting, which authorities say was the result of a fight that started inside a private bar at 2500 W. Division Street.
At 2 p.m. Friday, a 15-year-old boy was shot in the leg while sitting on his porch.
An off-duty police officer witnessed a shooting and shot and wounded one of the suspects. Police are still searching for three other suspects.
A man was arrested in the Humboldt Park neighborhood after he allegedly pointed a sawed-off shotgun at a police officer during a traffic stop. The officer shot Daniel D. Jackson, 31, in the arm, but the suspect fled. Police caught up with him when he crashed his car.