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Charles Smith, Dequan Trimble Killed, 3 Wounded In Garfield Park Shooting

By Alex Nitkin | September 6, 2016 7:44am | Updated on September 7, 2016 4:38pm

EAST GARFIELD PARK — Two men were killed and three were wounded, one critically, in a shooting in East Garfield Park late Monday night, police said.

The group was standing on the sidewalk in the 2700 block of West Lexington Street when someone shot at them from a passing silver minivan, according to a police incident report.

One man, 22, was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital after being shot in his chest and thigh, police said. Charles Smith III, 22, of Harvey, was pronounced dead at 11 p.m., according to Cook County Medical Examiner's Office records. An autopsy showed he died of multiple gunshot wounds in a homicide.

One of the men was taken to Stroger Hospital with a gunshot wound in his chest, police said. Dequan Trimble, 22, of the 2700 block of West Pole, was pronounced dead at 11:19 p.m., according to Cook County Medical Examiner's Office records. An autopsy showed he died of a gunshot wound in his torso in a homicide.

Police said the man was a documented gang member.

A 16-year-old boy was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition with a gunshot wound in his chest, police said.

A 17-year-old was also taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was in serious condition after being shot in his chest, police said.

A 20-year-old man was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital and listed in serious condition with gunshot wounds in his right arm and buttocks.

No one is in custody, police said.

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