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Man dead, 3 hurt in Humboldt Park shooting: officials

Published  July 4, 2019 9:24pm CDT
Crime and Public Safety
Sun-Times Media Wire

CHICAGO - One man was killed and three other people were wounded in a shooting Thursday in Humboldt Park on the West Side.

The group was standing outside about 11:30 a.m. near Iowa Street and Homan Avenue when a car drove by and someone inside started shooting, according to Chicago police.

A 32-year-old man was killed, according to police and Chicago Fire Department officials. The Cook County medical examiner’s office has not released details about the fatality.

CPD spokesman Anthony Guglielmi tweeted that officers tried to chase a white sedan that fled the scene of the shooting but lost sight of the car. He said police personnel are tracking the car on city cameras.

A 31-year-old man was shot twice in the leg and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where his condition was stabilized, police said. Fire officials said he was 30 years old and listed him in critical condition.

A 17-year-old boy suffered a gunshot wound to the body, according to police. Fire officials said he was taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition.

A 23-year-old man was shot in the leg and stabilized at Mount Sinai, police said.