3 men wounded in Gresham shooting

They were attacked in the 8800 block of South Parnell Avenue, Chicago police said.

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Three men were wounded in a shooting Monday morning on the South Side.

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Three men were wounded in a shooting Monday morning in Gresham on the South Side.

They were standing in the 8800 block of South Parnell Avenue when they were struck by gunfire about 2:35 a.m., Chicago police said.

A 27-year-old was hit in the ankles, a 28-year-old in his right leg and a 33-year-old in his left leg and back, police said.

The oldest man was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in serious condition, police said. The 28-year-old went to Trinity Hospital and was transferred to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in fair condition, police said. The youngest man went to Jackson Park Hospital and Medical Center, where he was in good condition, police said.

No one was in custody.

About a day earlier, three people were shot on the Gold Coast on the Near North Side.

About 3:35 a.m., two men, 23 and 46, and a 29-year-old woman were in the 1200 block of North Dearborn Street when gunfire erupted, police said.

The 46-year-old was struck in his head, the 23-year-old in his foot and the 29-year-old shot in the foot and grazed in the leg, police said.

The two men were taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where the older man was in critical condition, police said. The younger man was in good condition, police said.

The woman was taken to Illinois Masonic Medical Center, where she was in fair condition, authorities said.

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