7 injured in Garfield Park shooting
By Ben Bradley
July 29, 2009 (CHICAGO) (WLS) --
A total of 15 people were shot in Chicago on the city's South and West sides late Tuesday and early Wednesday.
That number includes seven people - all men - who were shot at Homan and Walnut on the city's West Side.
All the victims in that incident were found within a half block of a neighborhood convenience store in Chicago's Garfield Park neighborhood. Police are not saying what role the store may have played in the shooting, although early reports indicated the gunfire actually erupted outside.
As the lead flew, people ran. Police found one of the gunshot victims collapsed in an aisle of the store. Others were scattered up and down the block.
Two teens are among the seven recovering from gunshot wounds. They are 15 and 16 years old. Two of the wounded were in critical condition, four were in stable condition and one was in good condition.
Police are not ready to talk publicly about what may have led up to the gunfire. They are also continuing their search for the shooter or shooters.
In a separate incident, a 25-year-old woman is recovering after she was shot at 64th and King Drive Tuesday night. She was standing and talking to her friends when she was shot by three men.
The woman has her baby with her. The infant was in a stroller. The child was not hurt.
The woman is in good condition.
