5 wounded in mass shooting on Chicago's Lower West Side
The shooting happened just after 3:38 a.m. in the 3500 block of West 30th Street, off St. Louis Avenue in Little Village. CBS 2's Sara Machi talked with worried neighbors.
The shooting happened just after 3:38 a.m. in the 3500 block of West 30th Street, off St. Louis Avenue in Little Village. CBS 2's Sara Machi talked with worried neighbors.
Preliminary investigation indicated that a 30-year-old man was arguing with an unidentified male offender who pulled out a firearm and shot at the victim before fleeing the scene in a white van, police said.
Fire officials say 5 victims were taken to the hospital in critical condition after shots rang out near 30th and St. Louis.
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Police said around 5:15 p.m., the girl was walking home from a nearby store when the man exposed himself to her and began to follow her as she walked home.
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Neither of the victims was hurt. No one was in custody Friday morning.
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The victim was walking outside when someone in a car fired shots, police said.
This happened just after 11 p.m. Tuesday in the 2500 block of South Francisco Avenue in Little Village.
the victim suffered a gunshot wound to the chest and was pronounced dead on the scene.
The victim was sitting in the driver's seat of the car when shots were fired, according to police.
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The offender fled on foot and was placed into custody by responding officers.
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The couple's 3-year-old son, who was home at the time, was not hurt.
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The couple's 3-year-old son, who was home at the time, was not hurt.
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The victim was walking around 7 a.m. when an unknown offender shot him in the chest, Chicago police said. He was taken to Loyola Hospital, where he died.
The employees on the scene were not injured, UIC police said.