Boy grazed, 2 men wounded in Gresham shooting

The 13-year-old and the two men were standing on the sidewalk when someone fired shots from a black sedan in the 7800 block of South Paulina Street, police said.

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A boy and two men were hurt in a shooting.

A boy was among three hurt in a shooting Oct. 25, 2019, in the 7800 block of South Paulina Street in Gresham.

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A boy was grazed and two men were wounded in a shooting Friday in Gresham on the South Side.

The trio was standing on the sidewalk at 10:28 p.m. in the 7800 block of South Paulina Street when someone in a black sedan unleashed gunfire, Chicago police said.

The boy, 13, was grazed in the shoulder and refused medical attention, police said. A 32-year-old man was hit in the groin, while another man, 41, was struck in the face.

Both men were taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where their conditions were stabilized, police said.

No arrests have been reported. Area South detectives are investigating.

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