18 shot, 3 fatally, in Chicago within 12-hour span
Chicago News
by: WGN Web Desk
Posted: Jun 19, 2020 / 09:07 AM CDT / Updated: Jun 19, 2020 / 12:59 PM CDT
CHICAGO — Eighteen people were shot, three fatally, within a span of 12 hours in Chicago.
The latest incident happened around 3:30 a.m. Friday in the 900 block of East 79th Street. Police said three people were outside on a sidewalk when an unknown man walked up to the group and began firing shots. A 52-year-old man suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was transported to University of Chicago Hospital where he was later pronounced dead.
A 43-year-old man was shot in the abdomen and did not seek medical treatment. A 45-year-old woman was shot in the right ankle and taken to the University of Chicago Hospital in good condition.
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