Three men were wounded Monday night in an apparent drive-by shooting in the Washington Park neighborhood on the city's South Side, officials said.
The shooting occurred about 9:50 p.m. on the 5900 block of South Wabash Avenue, said Police News Affairs Officer Ron Gaines.
Witnesses reported seeing a vehicle leave the scene at a high rate of speed, Gaines said.
A 25-year-old man suffered a wound to his leg. An 18-year-old man was shot in the thigh and was in serious condition. Both men were taken to Stroger Hospital, police said.
A 21-year-old man was taken to the University of Chicago Hospitals with a bullet wound to his foot.
As of 11:12 p.m., no one was in custody for the shootings. Wentworth Area detectives were investigating.
SHOOTING OCCURED IN THE 2nd DISTRICT Beat 233 (Jan. 1, 2011-May 30, 2011)
Shooting- 4
Homicide- 1
Drug Arrests- 99
Robbery- 22
Gun Arrests-14
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