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Auburn Gresham Shootings Leave 2 Men Wounded, Police Say

June 17, 2016 7:31am | Updated June 17, 2016 7:31am

CHICAGO — Shootings in Auburn Gresham have left two men wounded since Thursday, police said.

• Most recently, at 12:46 a.m. Friday, a 38-year-old man was outside in the 1300 block of West 82nd Street when a car drove up and someone inside fired shots, said Officer Ana Pacheco, a Chicago Police spokeswoman.

The man was hit in his left leg. He was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center, where his condition was not released but he was listed as "stable," Pacheco said.

• At 8:50 a.m. Thursday, a 28-year-old man was a passenger in a car in the 8200 block of South Sangamon Street when a man on the sidewalk fired at the car, Pacheco said. The victim was hit in the back of his neck.

The victim was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in serious condition, Pacheco said. The shooter ran away.

The victim was a documented gang member, police said.

No one was in custody in these shootings.

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