4 wounded in Parkway Gardens shooting

Authorities responded to the attack around 11:45 a.m. in the 6300 block of South King Drive, Chicago fire officials said.

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Four people were wounded in a shooting Wednesday morning in Parkway Gardens on the South Side.

A group of people were on a sidewalk about 11:40 a.m. in the 6300 block of South King Drive when someone wearing a red jogging suit approached and started firing, Chicago police said.

A 73-year-old man was shot in the leg and a 51-year-old woman was struck in the back, police said. Both were taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in fair condition.

A male whose age was not immediately known suffered a gunshot wound to his arm, police said. He was taken to the same hospital.

Later, a 46-year-old man showed up at the University of Chicago Medical Center with a gunshot wound to his leg that he suffered in the shooting, police said. His condition was stabilized.

No arrests have been reported.

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