Chicago shootings leave 1 dead, 5 wounded overnight

The Brief

  • Six people were shot in four separate incidents in Chicago from Wednesday evening into Thursday.
  • A 54-year-old man was killed and two other people were wounded when someone opened fire from an SUV at a sedan in the 7100 block of South Champlain Avenue.
  • Two teenagers, ages 14 and 17, were among the five people wounded.

CHICAGO Six people were shot, one fatally, in four separate shootings across Chicago from Wednesday evening into early Thursday, according to police.

Six shot, one killed in Chicago overnight

What we know:

The first shooting happened around 6:47 p.m. Wednesday in the 1900 block of East Hayes Drive in Woodlawn.

Police said a 17-year-old boy was at a park when he got into an argument with another male. The offender then pulled out a gun and fired at the teenager.

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