7 wounded in shootout outside Theater on the Lake in Lincoln Park

At least seven people were wounded in a shooting Saturday in Lincoln Park outside the historic Theater on the Lake complex along Lake Michigan.

About 3:30 a.m., a group of people was walking towards the lakefront in the first block of West Fullerton as another was leaving, according to Chicago police.

The two groups began arguing, and people from both fired shots at each other.

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Three women — 28, 27 and 24 years old — were taken to local hospitals with gunshot wounds to the leg, arm and shoulder, respectively, police said. Two men, 28 and 25, were both shot in the leg and taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

Those five people are in good condition, police said.

One woman, 24, was struck multiple times in the leg and taken to Illinois Masonic Medical Center in serious condition, police said. Another woman, 46, took herself to Holy Cross Hospital in serious condition with a gunshot wound to the chest.

A cluster of yellow evidence markers dotted the corner of Lake Shore Drive and Fullerton Parkway as police scoured the crime scene. Area North detectives are investigating.

This is the second incident in which several people were shot in the area. Four people were shot, one fatally, on July 7 in the 2500 block of North Lake Shore Drive near Lincoln Park.

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