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A 17-year-old boy was wounded in a shooting Tuesday in Gage Park on the Southwest Side.
He was standing outside about 8:15 p.m. in the 2300 block of West Garfield Boulevard when someone opened fire, striking him in the leg, Chicago police said.
The teen went to Stroger Hospital, where he was listed in good condition, police said.
No one was reported in custody. Next Up In Crime
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A 19-year-old man was killed in a shooting Wednesday in Gage Park on the South Side, according to police.
The man was shot in the chest about 8:45 p.m. while he sat in a parked vehicle with a friend in the 2300 block of West Garfield Boulevard, Chicago police said.
His friend drove him to Holy Cross Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said. The Cook County medical examiner’s office has not identified the man.
No one is in custody as Area One detectives investigate.
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Three people were shot, one fatally, in Chicago Wednesday, including a 19-year-old man killed in Gage Park on the South Side, according to police.
The man was shot in the chest about 8:45 p.m. while he sat in a parked vehicle with a friend in the 2300 block of West Garfield Boulevard, Chicago police said. His friend drove him to Holy Cross Hospital, where he was pronounced dead,
In non-fatal shootings, a man was found shot in Austin on the West Side. About 11:30 p.m., the unidentified male was found unresponsive in the 4800 block of West Cortez Street, with a gunshot wound to his head, police said. He was rushed to Mt. Sinai Hospital in critical condition.
1 killed, 2 others wounded Wednesday in Chicago shootings
By Sun-Times Media Wire
CHICAGO - Three people were shot, one fatally, Wednesday in Chicago including a 19-year-old man who was killed in a shooting in Gage Park on the South Side, according to police.
The man was shot in the chest about 8:45 p.m. while he sat in a parked vehicle with a friend in the 2300 block of West Garfield Boulevard, Chicago police said. His friend drove him to Holy Cross Hospital, where he was pronounced dead,
In non-fatal shootings, a man was found shot in Austin on the West Side. About 11:30 p.m., the unidentified male was found unresponsive in the 4800 block of West Cortez Street, with a gunshot wound to his head, police said. He was rushed to Mt. Sinai Hospital in critical condition.
Chicago Fire Department
Two people were critically hurt in a fire Friday morning in Back of the Yards on the South Side.
The blaze broke out in a basement in the 1400 block of West Garfield Boulevard, according to Chicago fire officials.
Two people were transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition, fire officials said.
Working fire/EMSPLAN 1 at 1434 W Garfield. Fire in basement. Fire is out. 2 transported to UofC critical condition. pic.twitter.com/Fvp7RVI2ce Chicago Fire Media (@CFDMedia) April 16, 2021
The fire was put out by about 6:20 a.m., fire officials said.
This is a developing story. Check back for details.