2 adults hurt in ‘targeted’ shooting near Orland Park day care

The shooting happened near 143rd Street and Will Cook Road, Orland Park police said.

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Orland Park police responded to a shooting Jan. 28, 2021.

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A man and woman were hurt Wednesday in what police said was a “targeted” shooting near a day care in south suburban Orland Park.

The shooting happened near 143rd Street and Will Cook Road, Orland Park police said in a statement posted to social media.

A man, 23, and a woman, 31, were taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn with injuries that weren’t life-threatening, police said.

The shooter left the scene, possibly in a black Ford Fusion with spoke wheels and heavily tinted windows, heading north on Will Cook Road, police said.

Media reports showed a crime scene outside KinderCare, at 14301 Pinewood Dr.

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