4 shot — 2 fatally — in West Englewood

The group was standing on the sidewalk about 7:30 p.m. in the 1900 block of West Garfield Boulevard when someone inside a gray vehicle opened fire at them, Chicago police said.

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Two men were killed and two others were wounded in a drive-by shooting Saturday night in West Englewood on the South Side.

The group was standing on the sidewalk about 7:30 p.m. in the 1900 block of West Garfield Boulevard when someone inside a gray vehicle opened fire at them, Chicago police said.

Vernon Clay, 42, shot multiple times was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said. Thomas Clemons, 48, also suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he died.

A third man, 24, was struck in the back and arm and was taken in serious condition to University of Chicago Medical Center, police said. A 65-year-old man, suffered gunshot wounds to the back and legs and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital.

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