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Three Shot Saturday Afternoon

August 24, 2013 5:07pm | Updated August 24, 2013 5:07pm
Two wounded in Grand Crossing shooting
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CHICAGO — Three people were wounded in separate shootings a minute apart Saturday afternoon.

At 4:02 p.m., two people were shot in the 7800 block of South Langley Avenue, said Officer Daniel O'Brien, a police spokesman.

The drive-by shooting injured a 29-year-old man, who was wounded in the stomach, and a 22-year-old man, who was shot in the leg, O'Brien said. Both were taken in serious condition to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn.

Police are looking for a gray vehicle that was last seen driving northbound away from the scene.

At 4:03 p.m., an 18-year-old man was shot in the leg in the 6400 block of South King Drive. He was taken to Stroger Hospital in stable condition, O'Brien said. No one is in custody.

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