Three people were killed in a Monday afternoon shooting that left five others wounded in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood on the Southwest Side, according to the Chicago Fire Department.
The shooting occurred about 2 p.m. near West 59th Street and South St. Louis Avenue, said CFD spokesman Larry Langford.
Police Department Chief of Patrol Jon Hein said there were no suspects in custody as of about 5:15 p.m.
The victims were four men and four women and ranged in age from 20 to 35, Hein said. The Fire Department transported six of the victims to local hospitals. Three of the men died of their wounds and a 27-year-old woman was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital in critical condition with a gunshot wound to the head, police said.
Two other victims, a 31-year old man and a 24-year-old woman, took themselves to University of Illinois Hospital for treatment and were listed in good condition, police said.
Police had been called to the address before, Hein said. He was unable to give many details about the shooting but said it appeared to have taken place at a social gathering.
“We have eight victims and we’re going to solve this crime and find the individuals responsible for this terrible incident,” he said.
At about 4:15 p.m., some neighbors were still waiting to be let back into their homes. Ralph Campos, 61, said he lived next door to the house where the shooting occurred. The current occupants had lived there for only a few months, he said.
Campos was waiting inside Nutrition59, a smoothie and tea shop across the street from the home. He peered outside the window. He said he couldn’t remember any trouble with his neighbors and that he would see two young women out front often.
Maria Guadarrama-Garcia, 38, said it was her second day in business as a co-owner of Nutrition59. She spoke with her husband, Jesus Sanchez, 43, translating. She had been putting out flyers and menus with the music turned up when a neighbor called and told her to lock the door and hide.
“We got this business in this area and we thought it was kind of good,” Sanchez said. “And then look, this was our second day.”
A few drops of blood were on the floor of the business. Neither Sanchez nor Guadarrama-Garcia were sure how they got there.
None of the victims’ identities were publicly released Monday night.
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