3 wounded in drive-by in Gresham

The group was standing on the street when a vehicle approached and someone inside opened fire.

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Two people were shot, one fatally, July 24, 2021, in Gage Park.

Three people were wounded July 6, 2020, in a drive-by in the 7500 block of South Carpenter Street.

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Three people were wounded Monday in a drive-by in Gresham on the South Side.

About 11:15 p.m. they were standing on the street in the 7500 block of South Carpenter Street, when a vehicle approached and someone inside opened fire, Chicago police said.

A 34-year-old woman was struck in the right shoulder and taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in good condition, police said. A 28-year-old woman was struck in the right shoulder and taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center also in good condition.

A third person, a 42-year-old man, was struck in the right hand and taken to Little Company of Mary Hospital in Evergreen Park in good condition, police said.

Minutes prior, a 30-year-old man was killed and two other people were wounded in a shooting in Lawndale on the West Side.

Area Two detectives are investigating.

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