CHICAGO â Eight people have died and at least 51 others were injured in shootings since Friday afternoon, police said.
Around 12:30 a.m. Sunday, five men ages 23 to 50 were shot by a man who entered the yard where they were gathered in the South Austin neighborhood, police said.
Police did not provide additional details about the shooting, including whether there had been additional people in the yard who were also shot.
Three men were injured in a shooting in the East Garfield Park neighborhood around 12:45 p.m. Sunday, police said. The men were standing outside in the 3200 block of West Lake Street when they were shot at by someone in a vehicle. One man, 30, was struck in the leg and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition.
Man killed in East Garfield Park shooting
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