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McKinley Park Shooting Leaves Teen Wounded

 The most recent shooting left an 18-year-old man wounded in McKinley Park.
The most recent shooting left an 18-year-old man wounded in McKinley Park.
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CHICAGO — Four people were wounded overnight in shootings across the city.

The most recent shooting occurred around 10:10 p.m. in the McKinley Park neighborhood, said Officer Ron Gaines, a police spokesman.

An 18-year-old man was sitting in a garage in the 3300 block of South Leavitt Street with a group of men when someone drove up in a dark sedan and fired shots at them. The man was struck in his calf and taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital in stable condition, Gaines said.

In other shootings:

• A 36-year-old man was sitting on the front steps of a house in the 800 block of North Leclarie Avenue in Austin when a group of men opened fire. The man was struck twice in his buttocks and taken to Stroger Hospital in stable condition, Gaines said.

• Around 9:00 p.m. Thursday, a 21-year-old man was grazed in his leg while standing in the 500 block of North Lawler Avenue in Belmont Cragin. The man drove himself to West Suburban Hospital and then was transported to Mt. Sinai Hospital, Gaines said.

• Around 6:20 p.m., a 35-year-old man was shot while driving in in the 7200 block of South Harvard Avenue in Greater Grand Crossing when another man got out of his vehicle and opened fire, striking the man in his arm. He was taken to Christ Medical Center in stable condition, Gaines said.

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