CHICAGO — A man was killed and 15 others were wounded in New Year’s Day shootings in Chicago.
The city’s first homicide in 2025 was reported at 3:30 a.m. in the Princeton Park neighborhood.
Police officers discovered a 29-year-old man with two gunshot wounds in the 9400 block of South Harvard Avenue.
The victim was pronounced dead on the scene. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office has not yet identified him.
The following are the other reported shootings in Chicago on January 1, 2025:
Chicago New Year’s Day shootings
- Around 2 a.m., a 29-year-old man was driving when he was shot once in the leg in the 1600 block of West Division Street in Wicker Park. He was transported to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in good condition.
- Approximately half an hour later, a 33-year-old woman was shot in the hand while driving in the 500 block of South Kostner Avenue in West Garfield Park. She took herself to Mount Sinai Hospital, where she was listed as in good condition.
- A 44-year-old man was shot inside a home in Bridgeport’s 3100 block of South Green Street at around 2:47 a.m. Paramedics transported him to Stroger Hospital, where he was listed in fair condition.
- Minutes later, a 43-year-old woman was shot multiple times during an argument inside a North Lawndale home on the 1200 block of South Sawyer Avenue. The victim was transported to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition. Police arrested a 38-year-old man near the shooting scene.
- Around 3 a.m., a 22-year-old man and a 32-year-old woman got into an argument with two other people inside a home in the 4200 block of West Wilcox Avenue. One of the suspects shot the victim in the shoulder. The woman took the victim to Cook County Hospital, where he was listed as in good condition.
- Around 3:05 a.m., someone in a red vehicle shot a 30-year-old man in the face in the 4500 block of South Champlain Avenue in Bronzeville. The victim was transported to the University of Chicago Hospital in critical condition.
- Around 3:10 a.m., a 46-year-old man was shot outside in the 7000 block of South Eberhart in Park Manor. Officers apprehended a 32-year-old man who attempted to flee the scene. The victim was listed as in good condition at the University of Chicago Hospital.
- A 22-year-old man was shot once in the leg around 3:30 a.m. in an Englewood home on the 6600 block of South State Street. The victim was taken to the University of Chicago Hospital and was listed in fair condition.
- Around 4:20 a.m., a 24-year-old was shot in the ankle inside a West Englewood home in the 6900 block of South Hoyne Avenue. He self-transported to Holy Cross Hospital in good health.
- A 36-year-old woman was shot around 4:25 a.m. while inside a home in Altgeld Gardens’ 13100 block of South Ingleside Avenue. She was also taken to University of Calgary Hospital in fair condition.
- A 42-year-old woman was shot around 4:30 a.m. in the lobby of an Austin apartment complex on the first block of North Latrobe Avenue. She was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in good condition.
- Around 8:13 a.m., a 27-year-old man was shot while exiting a vehicle in Englewood’s 5600 block of South Throop. He was transported to the University of Chicago Hospital in good condition.
- A 20-year-old man was shot at an unknown time and location in Chicago and self-transported to Stroger Hospital, according to police. He claimed shots came from a black SUV and struck him in the arm. He was listed as in good condition.
- Just after 12:30 p.m., a 51-year-old man was inside a retail store in the 7500 block of S. Racine when he was approached by two male suspects. According to police, one suspect pulled a gun on the victim and demanded his property, while the second suspect shot him in the chest and right leg. The victim was transported to the University of Chicago Hospital and is currently in critical condition. No arrests have been made, and the investigation continues.
- A 35-year-old man was grazed by a bullet while standing on the sidewalk in the 4900 block of W. Barry in Cragin at around 2:56 p.m., according to police. He declined medical attention, and no arrests were made. The investigation is ongoing.
In 2024, Chicago recorded 572 homicides, 43 fewer than the previous year’s total of 615.
“While this year’s work demonstrates progress, we recognize that there is still work to be done,” Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said Tuesday.
“We will build on these efforts and double down on the work we completed in 2024 and 2023. And to ensure success, we’ll need to keep working together across the city.”
The mayor set a lofty goal for 2025: reduce homicides to less than 500, a figure Chicago hasn’t seen since 2015.
