4 people shot in Chicago Tuesday

A 16-year-old was shot on the South Side.

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Four people were shot in Chicago Tuesday.

  • A man was wounded while walking in an alley in Austin on the West Side around 1:15 a.m. The man, 51, was shot in the abdomen in the 4700 block of West Van Buren Street, Chicago police said. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in fair condition.
  • A man was shot while waiting at a bus stop in Lawndale on the West Side. The man, 65, was shot in the leg by someone in a passing car in the 2800 block of West Harrison Street about 3:25 p.m., police said. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in good condition.
  • About an hour later, a 16-year-old boy was shot on the South Side. He was in a car in the 8000 block of South St. Louis Avenue when someone in a passing car opened fire about 4:40 p.m., police said. The teen was taken to Holy Cross Hospital with a gunshot wound to his right foot.

One other person was wounded in a shooting in Brighton Park.

One person was shot Monday in Chicago.


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