4 injured, 3 critically, in West Side shooting

Three men, 23, 27 and 28, were struck multiple times and taken to Stroger Hospital all in critical condition, police said.

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Four people were wounded in a shooting August 7, 2021 on the Near West Side.

Four people were wounded in a shooting August 7, 2021 on the Near West Side.

Tyler LaRiviere/ Sun-Times

Four men were wounded in a shooting Saturday night on the Near West Side that left three of them in critical condition, police said.

The group was standing near a park shortly after 7 p.m. in the 200 block of South Maplewood Street when someone fired shots from a vehicle, according to Chicago police.

Three of the men, ages 23, 27 and 28, were struck multiple times and taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition, police said. 

A 20-year-old man was struck in the ankle and taken to the same hospital in good condition, police said.

There was no one in custody.

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