Overview
- Three men were shot outside on the 700-block of West 73rd Street in Englewood after an argument, and a 34-year-old man who was hit multiple times died at the University of Chicago Medical Center.
- The other victims are a 50-year-old who was shot in the back and grazed in the arm and a 20-year-old who was shot in the leg, and both self-transported to the same hospital and are listed in fair condition.
- Police say an armed person produced a gun and fired at the three men; no suspect description, arrest, or motive has been publicly released.
- Area One detectives are leading an active investigation with limited public details as they work to identify the shooter and confirm what led to the dispute.
- The shooting adds to a string of recent violent incidents on Chicago’s South Side and will likely keep attention on local emergency response, community safety, and police follow-up in the coming days.