Two shot in Back of the Yards

Police hang crime scene tape at the scene where two men were shot in Back of the Yards early Saturday. | Network Video Productions

Two men were shot early Saturday in the South Side Back of the Yards neighborhood.

They were standing on a porch in the 5300 block of South Justine about 1:35 a.m. when they heard shots and felt pain, police said.

A 28-year-old man was shot in the abdomen and a 56-year-old man was shot in the right leg and back, police said. Both were taken to Stroger Hospital, where their conditions stabilized.

Police could not immediately confirm a report of a third victim who was battered at that address.

Two men were shot on this block in Back of the Yards early Saturday. | Network Video Productions

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