3 wounded in River North shootings after CPD announces more downtown patrols, police say

Police stated two folks, a person and a girl, had been shot close to West Chicago Avenue and North Orleans Road in a single day. It seems the lady was shot within the leg and the person seems to be shot within the again. Each victims had been transported to Northwestern Hospital.

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They had been standing in an alley once they had been shot at round 2:00 a.m. Monday.

Late Sunday evening, a 20-year-old lady was significantly injured when she was sitting in a parked automobile with a person within the 500 block of West Erie Road at round 10:00 p.m.

Police stated 4 folks approached them and one of many suspects bumped into the automobile, punching the person within the face. Because the suspects walked away, one pulled out a gun and began capturing.

The lady was struck within the again and brought to Northwestern Hospital in critical situation. The person was not shot and is predicted to be okay.

These newest shootings got here simply days after Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Chicago Police Division Superintendent David Brown introduced extra patrols downtown, with officers giving up their days off and dealing 12 hours to extend security within the downtown space.