2 men shot in Gresham

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Chicago Police officers search the intersection of 87th and Normal for shell casings after two people were shot Friday night. Tyler LaRiviere | Sun-Times

Two men were shot Friday night in the Gresham neighborhood on the South Side

The men, ages 25 and 43, were walking at 9:56 p.m. in the 400 block of West 86th Place when they were approached by one or more unknown offenders who shot them, according to Chicago Police.

The younger man was shot in the right leg, and the older man was grazed in the chest, police said. They both were taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where their conditions stabilized.

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