Man, 67, and woman, 65, shot in East Garfield Park

The two were on a sidewalk about 4 p.m. in the 2800 block of West Polk Street when someone pulled up in a car and fired shots.

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Scott Stewart

A man and woman in their 60s were wounded in a drive-by shooting Saturday in the East Garfield Park neighborhood.

The two were on a sidewalk about 4 p.m. in the 2800 block of West Polk Street when someone pulled up in a car and fired shots, Chicago police said.

The man, 65, suffered a gunshot wound to the arm, and the 67-year-old woman was shot in the leg, police said.

They took themselves to Mount Sinai Hospital, where they were listed in good condition, police said.

No arrests were reported.

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