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6 Wounded In Shootings Since Tuesday, Police Say

By Joe Ward | December 14, 2016 8:36am
 Shootings wounded six people since Tuesday morning, according to police.
Shootings wounded six people since Tuesday morning, according to police.
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CHICAGO — Shootings wounded six people since Tuesday morning, according to police.

Four of the six shootings took place in Austin, including a 30-minute stretch Tuesday afternoon when three people were shot in separate attacks, police said.

• Most recently, at 7:13 p.m., a 29-year-old man was shot in West Pullman, police said.

The man was standing in front of a home in the 11900 block of South Harvard Avenue when two men walked up and showed a handgun before forcing the man inside the home, police said.

One of the shot him in his upper leg before they fled with the victim's property, police said. He was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center, where his condition was not released but police considered him to be stable.

• At 7:12 p.m., a 21-year-old man was shot in Austin, police said.

The man was walking in the first block of South Lavergne Avenue when a car drove up and somebody inside began firing, police said. He was struck in his arm and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in good condition.

• At 1:22 p.m., a 21-year-old was seriously wounded in an Austin shooting.

• At 1:09 p.m., a 17-year-old was shot in Austin.

• At 12:36 p.m., a 17-year-old was shot in Austin.

• At 9:31 a.m., a 15-year-old boy was shot in Garfield Park.

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