Man wounded in Back of the Yards shooting

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A man was wounded in a shooting early Sunday in the Back of the Yards neighborhood on the South Side.

At 12:08 a.m., the 31-year-old was standing in a lot about in the 5400 block of South Damen when he heard shots and realized he’d been hit in the right ankle, according to Chicago Police.

He was taken to Holy Cross Hospital, where his condition was stabilized, police said.

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A man and woman were both ejected from the car, and a third passenger was taken to a hospital with serious injuries.
The remains, of a man possibly in his 40s, were recovered about 6:40 a.m.
The woman, 18, was driving a car with three passengers at a restaurant when a man on a bike approached and began arguing with them before shooting, police said.
A 34-year-old man was found on the sidewalk in the 200 block of East 111th Street at about 10 p.m., police said. He was taken to a nearby hospital where he died.