Three Wounded In Evanston Shooting
CHICAGO (STMW) -- Three teenagers were hurt in a shooting early Monday in north suburban Evanston.
A few minutes before 1 a.m., officers on patrol near Lyons Street and Dodge Avenue heard several gunshots, according to a statement from Evanston police. They found two victims at a home in the 1700 block of Dodge Avenue.
A 19-year-old Evanston boy was shot in the left bicep and a 17-year-old Skokie boy was shot in the right thigh, police said. Both were taken to Evanston Hospital.
A third victim, a 17-year-old Evanston boy, later showed up at Evanston Hospital with a wound to his left hamstring from a bullet fragment, police said.
None of their injuries are thought to be life-threatening.
The teens were standing near a home on the west side of Dodge Avenue and shots came from between two houses on the east side of Dodge, police said.
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call Evanston police at (847) 866-5000 or texting 274637 and entering "EPDTIP" in the message line.
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