Four people were killed and two wounded Wednesday night in a hail of bullets exchanged by gunmen and employees of a variety store near the Altgeld Gardens housing complex on the city's Far South Side.
Four men, a male teen and a woman were shot in The Connect store in the 500 block of East 130th Street at about 9:30 p.m. after several people walked in and opened fire, police said. The business, located between a currency exchange and a Rosebud Farm Stand grocery store sells cell phones, clothing and grocery items.
Two store employees returned fire.
One of the gunmen who entered the store is thought to be among the dead,.
Three of the male victims--ages 25, 30 and 46--were dead on the scene, while a fourth person, a 17-year-old boy who possibly was one of the invading gunmen, was dead on arrival at Roseland Community Hospital, authorities said. None of their identities was available this morning.
Two survivors of the shooting were being treated at area hospitals. One is a woman, 39, who suffered multiple wounds to her lower extremities and was in serious condition, authorities said. The other is a 17-year-old boy who was shot in the thigh.
The store was heavily damagedby the gunfire.
Three weapons were found down the street from the store, according to the early reports.
Police were questioning several people, but couldn't say whether they were suspects or witnesses.
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