3 wounded in Little Village shooting

Two men and a woman were shot about 10:40 p.m. in the 3500 block of West Cermak Road.

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Police look for evidence on the sidewalk after the shooting.

Someone approached the group and opened fire, police said.

Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times

Three people were wounded by gunfire Thursday in Little Village on the Southwest Side.

Two men and a woman were standing on the sidewalk about 10:40 p.m. in the 3500 block of West Cermak Road when someone approached the group on foot and fired shots, Chicago police said.

A woman, 27, was hit in the back, while a 28-year-old man was struck in the leg, police said. Both of their conditions were stabilized at Mount Sinai Hospital.

Another man, 35, was grazed in the nose and refused medical treatment, police said.

No one is in custody as Area Central detectives investigate.

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