Chicago crime: Fight ends in shootout, sending 2 men to hospital

The Brief

  • Two men were critically wounded after a fight inside a Gresham home escalated into a shootout early Thursday morning.
  • Both were hospitalized in critical condition, and police recovered two guns from the scene as the investigation continues.

CHICAGO Two men were shot and critically wounded after a fight escalated into a shootout Thursday morning in Chicago’s Gresham neighborhood.

Double shooting in Chicago

What we know:

The men, 33 and 39, were fighting inside a home around 1 a.m. when they started shooting each other in the 1500 block of West 77th Street, according to police.

The 39-year-old was shot in the buttocks and the 33-year-old was shot several times throughout the body. Both men were taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center where they were listed in critical condition.

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