CHICAGO – Six people were shot, one fatally, Tuesday night in Back of the Yards.
Chicago police said just after 7:15 p.m., officers were sent to the 5100 block of South Ashland Avenue to investigate a shots fired call. When they arrived, they found multiple people who had been shot.
A witness told investigators that two suspects fired shots at five of the victims who were standing outside before fleeing the scene. Detectives added one of the victims, a 39-year-old man, was driving by when he was hit by the gunfire.
According to police, a 46-year-old man was shot in the left torso and was pronounced dead at St. Bernard Hospital; a 51-year-old man was shot in the left foot and is in fair condition at Stroger Hospital; a 37-year-old man was shot multiple times throughout the body and is in fair condition at Stroger Hospital; a 44-year-old man was shot in the left leg and foot and is in critical condition at Stroger Hospital; a 46-year-old man was shot in the left foot and is in fair condition at Stroger Hospital; a 39-year-old man was shot in the left leg and is in good condition at the University of Chicago Hospital.
No arrests have been made and Area One Detectives are investigating.
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