Violence interrupters recognized boys shot in South Shore, suspected shooters
The volunteers said they always show up to try to defuse a situation when kids from the South Shore neighborhood are involved.
The volunteers said they always show up to try to defuse a situation when kids from the South Shore neighborhood are involved.
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Police said the boys found their way to a home two miles from the scene before being rushed to the hospital, while the suspected shooters held police in a standoff back near the scene in South Shore. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
Video by CPD shows the suspect pulling over and removing the license plates from the car before reentering and driving off.
The fire broke out around 7 a.m. in a multi-unit building at 7836 S. South Shore Dr.
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According to police scanner audio, the victim may be pregnant.
A 20-year-old woman is recovering after she was shot inside a South Shore home. According to police scanner audio, the victim may be pregnant. Her condition is stable at the University of Chicago Medical Center.
Reports that the victim may have been pregnant were not immediately confirmed.
The victims were walking in the 2100 block of East 71st Street in South Shore when a man came up and shot them both.
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