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5 Wounded In Shootings Since Wednesday, Police Say

By Kelly Bauer | August 3, 2017 7:40am
 Five people have been wounded in shootings since Wednesday, police said.
Five people have been wounded in shootings since Wednesday, police said.
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CHICAGO — Five people have been wounded in shootings since Wednesday, police said.

• At 5:15 a.m. Thursday, a 36-year-old man was shot in West Humboldt Park.

• At 3:29 a.m., a 17-year-old was wounded in a shooting in Garfield Park, police said. The teen was walking in the 3000 block of West Jackson Boulevard when a car drove up and someone inside fired shots at the teen.

A bullet grazed the teen's ear, and he was taken to Norwegian American Hospital in good condition, police said.

The teen is a documented gang member, a police source said.

• At 11:37 p.m. Wednesday, a 23-year-old man and 21-year-old man were shot in Englewood, police said. The two were standing in the 6400 block of South Lowe Avenue when someone in a car fired shots at them.

The 23-year-old was hit in his left arm and was taken to Stroger Hospital, where his condition was not available but he was listed as "stable," police said. The 21-year-old was grazed by a bullet; he refused medical care.

The men are documented gang members, a police source said.

• At 2:54 p.m., a 21-year-old man was shot in West Englewood, police said. The man was in the 6700 block of South Winchester Avenue when a light-colored car with several people inside pulled up, and the people fired shots.

The man was shot in his right armpit and right elbow. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where his condition was not available but he was listed as "stable," police said.

No one was in custody in these shootings.