Gunfire strikes South Side grade school, man seriously wounded outside

Several gunshots rang out Tuesday in the 4300 block of South Princeton Avenue, striking a window of Thomas A. Hendricks Community Academy, police said.

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A man was seriously wounded by gunfire that also struck a South Side grade school Tuesday afternoon, police said.

Several gunshots rang out around 2:20 p.m. in the 4300 block of South Princeton Avenue, striking Thomas A. Hendricks Community Academy, police said.

A bullet struck a window and entered a classroom, police said. No one inside was injured.

A half hour later, a 24-year-old showed up at Saint Bernard Hospital with a gunshot wound to his chest, police said. He was listed in serious condition.

Police reported no arrests.

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