Three shot in West Garfield Park

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Three people were shot Thursday afternoon in the West Garfield Park neighborhood.

The shooting happened in the 0-100 block of North Keeler about 3 p.m. when someone fired shots from a light-colored car, police said.

A 36-year-old man and a 19-year-old man were each shot in the leg and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in fair condition, police said.

A third victim, another male, was also shot but left the scene before police arrived.

Police said the victims are not cooperating with investigators.

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