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Englewood Shootings Wound 2 Men, Police Say

By Kelly Bauer | April 28, 2016 7:09am

CHICAGO — Two men were wounded in separate shootings in Englewood on Wednesday, police said.

• At 9:58 p.m., a 23-year-old man was walking on the sidewalk in the 1300 block of West 69th Street when he heard shots and felt pain, said Officer Ana Pacheco, a Chicago Police spokeswoman.

The man, who was shot in a finger on his left hand, took himself to Holy Cross Hospital. His condition was not released but he was listed as "stable," Pacheco said.

The man is a documented gang member, police said.

• At 12:55 p.m., a 60-year-old man was riding his bike past a vacant lot in the 5600 block of South Princeton Avenue when he saw a group of men and heard gunshots, Pacheco said.

The man rode a few blocks down but realized he'd been shot in the right calf, Pacheco said. He was taken to Northwestern Hospital, where his condition was not released but he was listed as "stable," Pacheco said.

No one was in custody in these shootings.

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