5 Wounded in Overnight Chicago Shootings

The first shooting took place around 9 p.m. Friday in the city’s Little Village neighborhood

A 37-year-old man was shot in Chicago early Saturday morning after he was in an argument with his girlfriend’s son, police said.

The man told police he was arguing with the woman’s son around 12:20 a.m. in the 4700 block of South Lake Park Avenue when the son fired at him with a gun.

The man suffered a graze wound to the back of the head and was taken to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County in stable condition.

He was one of five people wounded in shootings since Friday night.

The first shooting took place around 9 p.m. Friday in the city’s Little Village neighborhood.

Police said a 29-year-old man was in the back of a home in the 2500 block of South St. Louis when someone walked up and opened fire.

The man suffered a graze wound to the back of the head and was taken in good condition to Mount Sinai Hospital.

Around 12:40 a.m. Saturday, a 21-year-old man was shot in the 2200 block of South Wood Avenue.

The man said someone exited a vehicle on the block and fired at him, according to authorities.

He was taken in good condition to an area hospital with a wound to the abdomen.

Around 3:25 a.m., two men were shot in the 2500 block of South Damen Avenue.

Police said the men were sitting in a vehicle when they heard shots and felt pain. One man was shot in the hand another shot in the leg after.

Both men, ages 23 and 20, were treated at Stroger Hospital where their conditions were not immediately known.

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