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Brighton Park Shootings Wound 3 People, Police Say

CHICAGO — Three people were wounded in separate shootings in Brighton Park on Thursday, police said.

• Most recently, at 10:10 p.m., a 25-year-old man was driving in the 4700 block of South California Avenue when someone in a black sedan fired shots at him, said Officer Laura Amezaga, a Chicago Police spokeswoman.

THe man was hit in his back and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital. His condition was not released but he was listed as "stable," Amezaga said.

The man was a documented gang member, police said.

• At 6:47 p.m., a 26-year-old man and 17-year-old were in the 3000 block of West 39th Place when two cars drove out of an alley and someone in one of the cars fired shots at the victims, Amezaga said.

The teen was hit in his legs and the man was hit in his right side. They were taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where their conditions were not released but they were listed as "stable," Amezaga said.

The victims were documented gang members, police said.

No one was in custody in the shootings.

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