Two men wounded in Back of the Yards shooting

The men were standing in the 5000 block of South Justine Street when someone in a black sedan opened fire, police said.

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Two people were wounded in a shooting on the South Side Thursday.

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Two people were wounded in a shooting Thursday in Back of the Yards on the South Side.

The men, 27 and 30, were standing on a sidewalk in the 5000 block of South Justine Street when someone in a black sedan opened fire just after 9:45 p.m., Chicago Police said.

The 27-year-old was shot in his right leg, and the 30-year-old suffered a gunshot wound to his buttocks, police said.

Both were taken to University of Chicago Medical Center where their conditions were stabilized, police said.

No one was in custody.

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