6 shot, 1 fatally, Tuesday in Chicago
By Sun-Times Media Wire
were shot, one of them fatally Tuesday in Chicago, including a man who was fatally shot in
About 12:45 p.m., a man in his 30s was shot in the chest in the 700 block of North Ridgeway Avenue, Chicago police said. He was taken to Stroger Hospital where he was pronounced dead. The Cook County medical examiner’s office did not immediately release details on the death.
In non-fatal shootings, a 65-year-old woman was wounded when she was struck by a stray bullet inside a home in Avalon Park on the South Side. She was inside a residence in the 8500 block of South Dante Avenue about 11:20 p.m., when someone fired shots from outside striking her in the thigh, police said. The woman was taken to University of Chicago Medical Center in good condition.
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A 17-year-old boy was in good condition after being shot twice Tuesday afternoon in West Garfield Park.
He was shot about 12:40 p.m. in the 300 block of South Kilpatrick Avenue, Chicago police said.
The teen was taken to Stroger Hospital with a gunshot to his leg and a graze wound to his arm, police said.
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