Six people were hurt, five seriously, in shootings on the South and West sides late Monday.
Four of the injured were hurt in a single shooting on the Far South Side, and all four were taken to local hospitals in serious-to-critical condition.
The shooting happened shortly before 7:30 p.m. in the 9400 block of South Justine Street.
A male shooter opened fire, striking four males as they walked down the sidewalk.
A 15-year-old boy and a 22-year-old man were taken to Advocate Christ Hospital in Oak Lawn, a 17-year old man was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital and a 19-year-old man was taken to John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County.
The 15-year-old was shot in the abdomen, and the 17-year-old was shot in the chest.
The other two men were shot multiple times.
Police said the condition of each was stabilized at the hospital.
The shooting happened in the Brainerd neighborhood.
About 9:05 p.m., a 19-year-old man was shot in the head in the West Side's University Village neighborhood.
The man was taken to Stroger in serious condition from the 1200 block of West Washburne Avenue.
Earlier Monday evening, a 37-year-old man was shot in the leg and back in the South Side's Gresham neighborhood.
The shooting happened in the 700 block of West 81st Street about 5:50 p.m.. The man was taken to an area hospital, where his condition was stabilized
Update:
About 11:50 p.m., a 21-year-old was shot in an attempted robbery in the Gresham neighborhood on the South Side.
The victim was sitting in a parked vehicle in the 8200 block of South Marshfield Avenue when two males approached on foot and announced a robbery.
Shortly after, one or both of the assailants shot into the vehicle, striking the man in the lower abdomen.
The man was taken to Little Company of Mary Hospital and later transferred to Advocate Christ, where his condition was stabilized
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