2 separate Chicago drivers wounded after third vehicle fires shots: police

CHICAGO - Two separate drivers were wounded in a shooting Thursday morning on Chicago's West Side.

Around 11:30 a.m., police say occupants in a black SUV — possibly a Ford Escape — fired shots in the 4700 block of West Wellington Avenue in the Cragin neighborhood.

A 17-year-old boy who was driving westbound sustained a gunshot wound to the cheek, police said. He was transported to Illinois Masonic Hospital in fair condition.

A 52-year-old man driving southbound was struck in the leg. He was taken to Stroger Hospital in fair condition, police said.

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No other injuries were reported.

The offenders in the black SUV fled the scene in an unknown direction, police said.

Nobody is in custody.

Area Five detectives are investigating.