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Chicago crime: 2 dead, 2 wounded including 7-year-old in West Side shooting
Two men are dead and two others, including a 7-year-old, were wounded after a gunman opened fire in a vacant lot in East Garfield Park Sunday afternoon.
CHICAGO - Two men are dead and two others, including a 7-year-old, were wounded after a gunman opened fire in a vacant lot in East Garfield Park Sunday afternoon.
At about 2:32 p.m., four people were in a vacant lot in the 0-100 block of South Whipple when an unknown vehicle traveling southbound on Whipple pulled up, police said.
An offender from inside the vehicle produced a firearm and fired shots at all four people.
A 7-year-old boy suffered a graze wound to the head and was transported to an area hospital in fair condition.
A 38-year-old man was shot in the lower back and was transported to an area hospital in critical condition.
A 31-year-old man was shot in the head and was transported to an area hospital in critical condition. He was later pronounced dead.
A 33-year-old man was shot in the head and was transported to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead.
As more than sixteen shell casings were found scattered on the ground, police spent a few hours at the scene searching for surveillance and speaking with folks camped out nearby.
A motive remains under investigation.
The mother of the 7-year-old identified him as Ayden.
"As of right now, he’s doing good, no excessive bleeding, inside. He did suffer a puncture to his brain from the bullet," she said.
Area Four Detectives continue to investigate.
Editor's note: Police originally said the child shot was nine years old, but later corrected it to seven years old.