6 wounded in Gresham shooting

The group was standing on a sidewalk about 2:15 a.m. in the 7900 block of South Justine Street.

Two people were shot July 3, 2021, in Logan Square.

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Six people were wounded in a shooting early Saturday in Gresham on the South Side.

The group was standing on a sidewalk about 2:15 a.m. in the 7900 block of South Justine Street when an unidentified person fired shots at them, Chicago police said.

Two of the victims took themselves to hospitals, including a 31-year-old man shot near his armpit who was listed in critical condition at University of Chicago Medical Center, police and the Chicago Fire Department said.

A 32-year-old man shot in his buttocks took himself to Holy Cross Hospital and was listed in fair condition, police said.

A 33-year-old woman and a 31-year-old woman were struck in their legs and taken to University of Chicago Medical Center, police said. Another 33-year-old woman who was struck in the leg was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn.

A woman whose age wasn’t immediately known was taken to University of Chicago Medical Center, according to police, who did not have information about the location of her wound.

All four women were listed in fair condition.

Area Two detectives are investigating.

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