2 dead in shooting in Chicago's Dunning community

Two people are dead after they were found shot behind a residential building in the Dunning community on Chicago's Northwest Side Thursday afternoon.

At 3:30 p.m., the two victims, both males, were found behind a residential building in the 7800 block of West Cahill Terrace, near the intersection of Forest Preserve Avenue and Addison Street and close to Hiawatha Park.

One victim, a 20-year-old man, had suffered two gunshot wounds to his chest and one each to his head, back, and right shoulder, police said. He was taken to Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, where he was pronounced dead.

The other victim, age unknown, was shot in his back, neck, and left leg. He was taken to the same hospital in critical condition and later also died, police said.

A neighbor said he heard it all unfold.

"What happened was I was sitting on my deck with my cousin, having a cold one after work, and I heard an argument going on, and all of a sudden, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop!" said Andy Jekiel. "I thought it was fireworks. Now I see that it wasn't fireworks."

The identities of the victims have not been released. There was no information on a shooter.

Grand Central Area detectives were investigating Thursday evening.