2 teens wounded when gunman fires into home in Gresham

The 18-year-old and 19-year-old were sitting in a living room of a home in the 7900 block of South Laflin Street when someone fired from outside,

Crime scene tape.

Two teenagers were hurt in a shooting May 21, 2021, in Gresham on the South Side.

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Two teenagers were wounded, one critically, when someone fired into a home early Friday in Gresham on the South Side.

The pair were sitting in the living room in the 7900 block of South Laflin Street when someone fired shots from outside about 1:10 a.m., Chicago police said.

An 18-year-old man suffered gunshot wounds to the abdomen and back, according to police. He was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in critical condition, police said.

A 19-year-old man suffered a graze wound to the arm and was transported to Holy Cross Hospital in good condition, police said.

There was no description of the shooter and no one was in custody, according to police.

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