Police are investigating four shooting attacks, two on the South Side and two on the West Side, that left five people injured Monday.
In the latest shooting, a man was shot in or near the 900 block of East 132nd Street in the Altgeld Gardens neighborhood about 8:15 p.m., police said, citing preliminary information. The man suffered a gunshot wound to the side and was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was in serious condition.
On the West Side, a 24-year-old man was shot in the back in the 3500 block of West North Avenue in the Humboldt Park area just before 7:10 p.m. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where his condition was stabilized.
About 3:45 p.m. a 22-year-old man was shot in the West Englewood neighborhood, according to Chicago police. They said the man heard shots and felt pain in one of his arms, where he’d been shot.
The man was in the area of West 74th Street and South Damen Avenue when he was shot, police said. The man got himself to Holy Cross Hospital, where he was listed in good condition, officials said.
Earlier, a man and woman were wounded during a shooting in the Austin neighborhood late Monday morning, police said.
Both the man, 22, and the woman, 21, were in good condition after the shooting about 11:15 a.m. in the 5500 block of West Race Avenue, according to a police media notification. The man suffered a gunshot wound to the buttocks and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, and the woman suffered a gunshot wound to the chest and was taken to Stroger Hospital, according to police.
The two were outside when someone approached and shot them, police said. No one was in custody.
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