2 men shot in River North drive-by

They were in the 400 block of North State Street early Monday when someone in a black Jeep opened fire, police said.

Two men were shot in a drive by June 27, 2022 on the Near North Side.

Two men were shot in a drive by June 27, 2022 on the Near North Side.

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Two people were wounded in a drive-by shooting early Monday in River North on the Near North Side.

The men were in the 400 block of North State Street about 3:40 a.m. when someone in a black Jeep opened fire, Chicago police said.

A 29-year-old man was shot in the thigh and taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in serious condition, police said.

The second man, believed to be 20, was grazed in the thigh and treated at the scene, officials said.

No one was in custody.

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