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Rogers Park, Near South Side Shootings Wound Three

  Three men were wounded in shootings Tuesday night. File photo.
Three men were wounded in shootings Tuesday night. File photo.
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DNAinfo/Erica Demarest

CHICAGO — Three men were wounded in shootings Tuesday night.

A 26-year-old man is in critical condition at Northwestern Memorial Hospital after he was shot in his chest in Bronzeville about 10:10 p.m., according to Officer Amina Greer, a police spokeswoman.

The man was in his car in the 3500 block of South Rhodes Avenue when a gunman walked up and began shooting, Greer said. The victim tried to drive away, but crashed into a parked car. He was taken to the hospital, and later arrested after police found a gun in his car.

Charges are pending, and no one is in custody for the shooting.

About 8:30 p.m., a 23-year-old man was shot in his leg in Rogers Park, Greer said. The man was standing on the sidewalk with a female in the 7400 block of North Ashland Avenue when two men walked up and began shooting.

The victim was shot in his leg and taken in good condition to St. Francis Hospital. No other injuries were reported, and police said the shooting may have been gang-related.

Earlier in the evening, a 20-year-old man was shot in his leg in New City, Greer said. The man was sitting in a car in the 5300 block of South Union Avenue when two men opened fire about 6 p.m.

The victim was taken in good condition to Stroger Hospital.

No one was in custody for any of the shootings.