Fitz had lived less than three miles away, in the 5200 block of West George Street, according to the Cook County medical examiner's office.



A 49-year-old man, who did not want to be identified, said he was talking to a hotel worker when they heard nine gunshots. They went outside and saw two vehicles driving in opposite directions. They called police.



"You don't know who's driving next to you nowadays," he said. "You can just be driving and someone looks at you and you look at them, and they think that you are looking at them the wrong way and they want to up a pistol and just start shooting."



The man said he was shot at when he was younger and part of a gang. But after five stints in prison, he decided to leave the life behind. He works as a tow truck driver and tries to steer his sons away from gang violence.



"Just another one of these days in the city of Chicago," he said. "Gun violence."



Other shootings:



• About 4:40 a.m. in the Northwest Side's Belmont Central neighborhood, a 20-year-old man was shot in the back of the head while looking for parking with a friend in the 2500 block of North Mango Avenue, police said. Six to eight men started chasing the vehicle, and one of the men shot at the car. The man was stabilized at Community First Medical Center, and he was transferred to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center.



• Just after 3 a.m. on the Near Northwest Side, a 29-year-old man was shot in the leg and hand while in a car in the 2000 block of North Milwaukee Avenue in the Palmer Square neighborhood, police said. He was in good condition at Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center.



• Just after midnight on the Southwest Side, two people were shot in the 6300 block of South Rockwell Street in Marquette Park. Two men approached and opened fire at a woman on the porch, police said. A man inside the apartment was hit in the right shoulder. The woman was taken in critical condition to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, and the man's condition was stabilized at Mount Sinai Hospital. Police said the victims were in their 20s.



• Another double-shooting happened in the 600 block of North Kedzie Avenue on the West Side about 7:35 p.m. Thursday, police said. A 24-year-old man was shot in the right shoulder and a 26-year-old man was shot in the back. Both were taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in serious condition, police said. The men were traveling in a vehicle when a dark-colored car with four occupants drove by and someone inside fired shots, police said.



• On the South Side about 6:10 p.m., police responded to a double shooting in the 7300 block of South Dante Avenue, according to officials. Two men were shot after a vehicle pulled up and someone fired, police said. A 39-year-old man was shot in the face and taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where his condition was serious, according to the Chicago Fire Department and police. A 28-year-old man was shot in the shoulder and was in serious condition at Jackson Park Hospital.



• On the Near Northwest Side just before 2 p.m., a man in his 20s was shot in the 2300 block of West Logan Boulevard in the Avondale neighborhood, police said. He was hit in the foot and was taken in good condition to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, police said.



• On the South Side shortly before 1 p.m., an 18-year-old man was shot in the Chatham neighborhood, police said. According to preliminary information, the victim was wounded in the 8300 block of South Maryland Avenue, police said. He was shot in the right leg and taken in good condition to Advocate Christ Medical Center, police said.



No one was in custody for any of the shootings.