CHICAGO — A 25-year-old man was killed and two other men were injured when an argument outside a bar escalated into gunfire overnight in the Heart of Chicago neighborhood.
The incident happened around 1:30 a.m. Monday in the 2000 block of South Paulina Street, according to Chicago police, when two 32-year-old men were arguing with the 25-year-old man outside Caminos de Michoacan Bar just before the 2 a.m. closing time.
During the dispute, police say, the three men began shooting at each other. Witnesses inside the bar told WGN News they heard the gunshots.
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The 25-year-old man sustained multiple gunshot wounds to the body, police say, and was taken to Stroger Hospital by the Chicago Fire Department, where he was pronounced dead.
One of the 32-year-old men was taken by CFD to Stroger Hospital in critical condition with multiple gunshot wounds to the body, while the other was also taken by CFD to Stroger Hospital in good condition with a gunshot wound to the left arm, according to police.