Community Violence: Saturday Morning

Good afternoon, everyone. I have some violence that happened this morning to report on. Both incidents involved gunshots, and were early this morning. The incidents are about six to seven blocks apart from each other, but not sure if they're related or not. Here is the information on the incidents:

• "Woke up to what sounded like 3-4 gunshots and then a car driving away near the Schubert/St Louis intersection, at about 4:15 AM. It could have been a little ways away, I wasn't properly awake when it happened - can you look into whether anything happened?"
• "shots were fired at 6 AM...seven or eight shots...two then five or six...in earshot of Avers & George/Wellington..."

Anyone have insights, or comments? If so, send them here, the FB page, or to my inbox.

Update: I've got two more comments confirming the "Shots Fired" incident on Beat 1412 in the area just east of Diversey and Central Park:

• "Yes early around 4:15 or 4:30 this morning there was about 4 gunshots sounded like it came from St Louis and Schubert or Schubert and Drake. I did call but I dont know if the cops came or not didnt hear them pass by..."
• Yes I heard a car speeding down my street on Drake (2800 block) and few seconds later about 4 gun shots around 4:15 or so. To much was going on during the whole night. And of course I called it in. I think I do remembet[r] hearing shots during thr[e] night but didnt know where they came from."

Update #2, 12:09am on 5/8/11 - I have information for all of you regarding the George and Avers incident. It was a bona fide gang-related shooting with a 29 yr old man getting shot in the lower leg. There was one call of "Shots Fired" on the 2900 block of N Avers from an anonymous caller who saw nothing, then a call came from the 3000 block of N Avers with a woman calling to say her brother was shot in the leg. The shooters were Maniac Latin Disciple gang members who fled east on Wellington towards Hamlin. One officer said that the offender may have been about 19 yrs old, 5'10, 150 pounds, short hair, no facial hair, wearing dark clothes, blue or black, last seen on Hamlin, and then walking towards Milwaukee Ave.