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Five Shot in South, West Side Incidents Thursday

By Alex Parker | June 5, 2014 3:21pm | Updated on June 5, 2014 8:37pm
 The shootings took place in Austin, Englewood, Gage Park, Grand Crossing and Gresham. (file photo)
The shootings took place in Austin, Englewood, Gage Park, Grand Crossing and Gresham. (file photo)
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CHICAGO — At least four people have been shot in separate incidents Thursday, police said.

At 7:15 p.m., in the 5100 block of South Oakley Avenue, a 24-year-old man was shot multiple times, police said. He was taken in stable condition to Mount Sinai Hospital. Area Central detectives are investigating.

A 34-year-old man was shot in his hip shortly before 2 p.m. in the 4900 block of West Iowa Street in South Austin. The man was in an alley when someone shot him, then fled in a black car, said Officer Ana Pacheco, a police spokeswoman.

The man was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where his condition had stabilized. Area North detectives are investigating, Pacheco said.

At 12:33 p.m., in the 7300 block of South Kenwood Avenue in Grand Crossing, a male was shot in the arm, Pacheco said. The man, whose age was unknown, was standing on the sidewalk when a group of males approached him and opened fire. The victim was taken to Jackson Park Hospital, where his condition had stabilized.

Area Central detectives are investigating.

About 10:30 a.m., a man in his 20s was shot in his hip in 8500 block of South Sangamon Avenue in Gresham, police said. He was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center where his condition had stabilized.

Earlier, about 9:50 a.m., a 34-year-old man was shot in his abdomen while standing in front of a home in the 7000 block of South Morgan Avenue in Englewood, police said. Someone in the back seat of a black sedan shot the man, police said. He was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in serious condition.