1 Dead, 1 Wounded in Humboldt Park Shooting: Police

The shooting happened around 12:45 p.m. in the 3900 block of West Augusta

One man was killed and another wounded in a Humboldt Park neighborhood shooting Sunday afternoon on the West Side, according to Chicago Police.

About 12:45 p.m., a 21-year-old man was outside in the 3900 block of West Augusta when three people walked out of an alley and one of them started shooting, police said.

The man was shot in the neck and pronounced dead at the scene, police said. The Cook County medical examiner’s office did not immediately confirm the fatality.

A 20-year-old man was also shot in the head, right arm and torso at the same location, police said. He took himself to Norwegian American Hospital and was taken to Stroger Hospital, where his condition was stabilized.

A police source said the 21-year-old had documented gang ties. 

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