5 Wounded in Overnight Chicago Shootings

Five people were injured in overnight shootings on Chicago's South and West sides, police said.

Just before 6:30 a.m., a 16-year-old boy was shot in the foot in the 100 block of West 117th Street. He was taken to Roseland Hospital in good condition. Details surrounding the shooting were not immediately available.

A little more than an hour earlier, two people were injured in a possible drive-by shooting the city's Englewood neighborhood. The shooting took place just after 5 a.m. in the 1400 block of West 73rd Street.

A 21-year-old man was shot in the stomach and a 32-year-old was shot in the leg. Both were taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in serious condition, police said.

On Friday, two others were shot.

Around 10:30 p.m., a 32-year-old man was shot in the back in the 1500 block of South Christiana Avenue. The man was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in stable condition. He told police he was outside when he was shot by an unknown offender.

Less than an hour earlier, police said another 16-year-old boy was shot in the 200 block of West 118th Street in the West Pullman neighborhood. The teen told officers he was standing on the sidewalk when he "heard several shots and felt pain." He was shot in the leg and fled on foot before notifying police.

He was taken to Roseland Hospital in good condition, police said.

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