4 shot in Parkway Gardens

CHICAGO - Four people were shot in Parkway Gardens late Wednesday morning. 

Police said a group of people were standing on the sidewalk in the 6300 block of South King Drive just after 11:30 a.m., when an unknown offender approached them on foot and began to fire rounds. 

A 73-year-old man sustained a gunshot would to the lower left leg and was transported to the University of Chicago Hospital in fair condition. A 51-year-old woman was shot in the lower right back and was transported to the same hospital in fair condition. 

Another man, 39, was shot in the left arm and his current condition is unknown. He was also transported to the University of Chicago Hospital.

A fourth victim — a 46-year-old man — was struck in the leg and later walked into the University of Chicago Hospital, police said. He's in stable condition.

The offender, described as a Black male wearing a red jogging suit, fled in an unknown direction, according to police.

Area One detectives are investigating.