A teenager and three adults were taken to the hospital Sunday afternoon after a shooting in the Austin neighborhood on Chicago’s West Side, police said.
The shooting was reported around 2:50 p.m. in the 400 block of North Lavergne Avenue, near West Kinzie Street. Police said the four victims were on a sidewalk when a vehicle stopped and two suspects got out. These individuals shot the victims before heading north towards Lavergne, police said.
A 16-year-old boy was shot in the head and taken to hospital by paramedics. He was in critical condition Sunday evening.
Three other victims took themselves to hospital and were hospitalized in varying conditions. A 25-year-old man who suffered a graze wound to his right thigh is believed to be in good condition, police said. A second 25-year-old victim, also a man, was hospitalized in good condition. The fourth person, a 21-year-old man, was hospitalized in good condition.
He suffered a gunshot wound to the groin and was reported to be in good condition, police said.
No arrests had been made as of Sunday evening. An investigation was underway by area four detectives.
This is the second mass shooting in Chicago in less than 24 hours. Around 1 a.m., a 19-year-old woman was killed and four other people were injured when an unknown suspect opened fire at an Austin business.
Police said Sunday that the circumstances of the shooting were unknown and no suspects were in custody.
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