3 wounded in Thursday shootings

The day’s gun violence incidents were reported on the South and West sides.

SHARE 3 wounded in Thursday shootings
A man was fatally shot Dec. 13, 2019, during an attempted robbery in south suburban Dolton.

Three people were shot across Chicago on Sep. 5, 2019.

Adobe Stock image

At least three people were shot Thursday across Chicago.

The latest shooting happened in Fernwood on the South Side. 

About 10 p.m., a woman, 42, and a 43-year-old man were on the sidewalk in the 10100 block of South LaSalle Street when they heard gunfire and realized they were hit, Chicago police said. 

The woman was struck in the arm and was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, police said. A bullet hit the man in the thigh, and he was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center. Both of their conditions were stabilized. 

Thursday’s earliest incident of gun violence was reported in Garfield Park on the West Side. 

A 46-year-old man was in the park around 5:30 p.m. in the 3600 block of West Madison Street when someone approached him on foot and opened fire, police said. He was hit in the hand and taken to Stroger Hospital in good condition. 

On Wednesday, four people were wounded in citywide gun violence.

Read more on crime, and track the city’s homicides.

The Latest
Only two days after an embarrassing loss to lowly Washington, the Bulls put on a defensive clinic against Indiana.
One woman suffered a gunshot wound to the neck. In each incident, the four to five men armed with rifles, handguns and knives, approached victims on the street in Logan Square, Portage Park, Avondale, Hermosa threatened or struck them before taking their belongings, police said.
For as big of a tournament moment as Terrence Shannon Jr. is having, it hasn’t been deemed “madness” because, under the brightest lights, he has been silent.
This year, to continue making history, the Illini will have to get past No. 2-seeded Iowa State.