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Shooting at Block Party Wounds Several Teens in Lawndale

NBC 5’s Lexi Sutter has the latest details from Stroger Hospital where dozens of emotional family members gathered.

A single shooting at a block party early Sunday left three teens and one adult wounded in the Lawndale neighborhood on the Southwest Side.

The victims were at a block party shortly after midnight in the 1600 block of South Avers Avenue when a two males exited a white Chevy Impala and opened fire in a crowd, according to Chicago Police.

A 13-year-old boy was shot twice in his arm, a 16-year-old boy was struck in his buttocks and a 17-year-old girl was grazed in her arm and knee, police said. They were taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where their conditions stabilized.

A 25-year-old man was shot in his leg and was taken to Stroger Hospital, where his condition also stabilized, police said.

No one was in custody early Sunday as Area Central detectives investigated the shooting.

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Police and Fire Department investigate a burned out vehicle that's related in a fatal shooting Sunday morning in the 4300 block of South Paulina.
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A gunman’s vehicle was found set on fire several blocks from a fatal shooting early Sunday in the Back of the Yards neighborhood on the South Side, according to police.
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A 26-year-old man was walking about 1 a.m. in the 4800 block of South Paulina Street when a gunman fired from a passing white Jeep, Chicago Police said.
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The man was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital with gunshots to his abdomen and ankle, police said. He was later pronounced dead.
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The Jeep was found unoccupied and on fire in the 4300 block of South Paulina, according to police.
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Area Central detectives were investigating the shooting.
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The Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office hasn’t released details about the death.
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