1 killed, 24 wounded in shootings in Chicago Wednesday — nearly half the victims shot in just 3 attacks

One person was killed and 24 people were wounded in shootings in Chicago Wednesday, including two attacks that wounded eight people in Austin and Englewood around the same time.

• In Austin, a woman and three men were shot around 9:30 p.m. as they stood outside in the 4900 block of West Hubbard Street. Two people emerged from a gangway and fired, police said. A 19-year-old woman was struck in the chest and a 37-year-old man was struck in the leg. They were both brought to Mount Sinai Hospital in fair condition. A 29-year-old man was struck in the face and shoulder, and a 34-year-old man was shot in the leg and arm. They were both brought to Stroger Hospital, where the 29-year-old was in serious condition, and the older man was in fair condition.
• At the same time, four members of a motorcycle club were shot in Englewood on the South Side. They were outside in the 7000 block of South Vincennes Avenue when someone in a car fired at them, police said. A 52-year-old man was shot in the arm and lower back and was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition. Two others, 44 and 57, were struck in the leg. The 44-year-old was taken to University of Chicago Medical Center and the other was taken to St. Bernard Hospital, both in fair condition. A fourth man, 65, was struck in the arm and also taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center.
• Earlier in the day, one man was killed and two others wounded in Wentworth Gardens on the South Side. They were outside when someone fired shots about 5:40 a.m. in the 3800 block of South Wentworth Avenue, Chicago police said. One man, 24, was shot several times and died at the University of Chicago Medical Center. Another man, 22, was shot twice in his chest and taken to the same hospital, where he was listed in critical condition. A third man, 25, was in serious condition at the University of Chicago Medical Center with gunshot wounds to his neck and back and a graze wound to the forehead.
• A man was found shot in a parked car in Wrightwood on the Southwest Side. About 11:30 p.m., officers responded to a Shotspotter alert and found the 20-year-old unresponsive with gunshot wounds to his head in a parked car in the 2800 block of West 85th Street, police said. He was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in critical condition.
• Two people were shot in a Back of the Yards park. The man and woman were outside in the 1800 block of West 50th Street when two people got out of a Chevy Impala and fired about 10 p.m., police said. A 25-year-old woman was shot in the torso and the man, 38, was struck in both legs. Both were taken to Stroger Hospital in fair condition.
• A 21-year-old man was critically wounded in a shooting in Englewood on the South Side about 6 p.m. The man was outside in the 7300 block of South Green Street when he was struck in the leg and taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition. He told officers he didn’t know where the shots came from.
• In the day’s first reported shooting, a 14-year-old boy was shot in the foot in East Garfield Park on the West Side. He was outside in the 3800 block of West Adams Street when he was wounded about 1:55 a.m., police said. He was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital in good condition. He told officers he did not see a shooter or know where the shots came from.

Nine others were wounded in shootings citywide.

One person was killed and five others were wounded in shootings Tuesday.