2 grazed in shooting near Riis Park in Belmont Central

The men, 19 and 20, were inside a vehicle about 4:45 p.m. when another vehicle approached them in the 6100 block of West Wrightwood Avenue and opened fire, Chicago police said.

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Two people were shot Jan. 25, 2020, in the 6100 block of West Wrightwood Avenue near Riis Park.

Two people were shot Jan. 25, 2020, in the 6100 block of West Wrightwood Avenue near Riis Park.

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Two men were grazed Saturday after someone fired shots at them near Riis Park in Belmont Central on the Northwest Side.

The men, 19 and 20, were inside a vehicle about 4:45 p.m. when another vehicle approached them in the 6100 block of West Wrightwood Avenue, Chicago police said.

Someone in the other vehicle pulled out a handgun and opened fire, grazing the 19-year-old in the shoulder and the 20-year-old in the head, police said. The men drove themselves to Illinois Masonic Medical Center, where they were in fair condition.

Area North detectives are investigating.

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