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Shootings Wound 4 People Since Wednesday, Police Say

By Kelly Bauer | March 16, 2017 7:58am
 Shootings have wounded four people since Wednesday, police said.
Shootings have wounded four people since Wednesday, police said.
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CHICAGO — Shootings have wounded four people since Wednesday, police said.

• At 12:35 a.m. Thursday, a 27-year-old man was shot in Garfield Park, police said. The man was standing in the street in the 2700 block of West Madison Street when a man or boy walked up to him and fired shots.

The man was hit in his left leg and taken to Stroger Hospital, where his condition was not available but he was listed as "stable," police said.

The man was a documented gang member, a police source said.

• At 4:02 p.m. Wednesday, a 16-year-old boy was shot in South Chicago, police said. The boy was in the 8800 block of South Houston Avenue when he was hit in his left leg.

The boy was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center, where his condition was not available but he was listed as "stable," police said.

• At 3:36 p.m., a 24-year-old man and 21-year-old man were shot in Englewood, police said. The two were in a car in the 6500 block of South Harvard Avenue when someone shot at them.

The 24-year-old man was hit in his chest and leg and took himself to St. Bernard Hospital, while the 21-year-old man was hit in his back and was taken to Stroger Hospital. Their conditions were not available but they were listed as "stable," police said.

No one was in custody in these shootings.