3 shot in Austin

They were on the sidewalk when someone unleashed

A man was fatally shot Feb. 5, 2021, in Austin.

Three people were shot in Austin Sept. 19, 2020.

Sun-Times file photo

Three people were shot Saturday in Austin on the West Side.

They were on the sidewalk about 8:40 p.m. in the 300 block of North Laramie Avenue when someone fired shots from a vehicle, Chicago police said.

A 42-year-old man was shot in the leg and was taken to Stroger Hospital in good condition, police said. Two other men, 33 and 47, were taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in good condition. The older man was hit in the leg and hand, and the other man was struck in the leg.

No one is in custody as detectives investigate.

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