CHICAGO ( WGN ) — Three people were hospitalized after an argument led to a shooting in the front yard of a home on the city’s West Side late Friday night.
Chicago police say just after 11:30 p.m., officers were called to the scene of a shooting with three reported victims in the 5000 block of West West End Avenue, in Austin.
According to police, a preliminary investigation indicates that an altercation broke out between a group of people in the front yard of a home in the area. Amid the fight, a male offender pulled out a gun and opened fire on the victims before fleeing the scene in a black SUV.
Officers said three people were struck by gunfire, including an 18-year-old girl who was hospitalized in critical condition with a gunshot wound to her chest, a 17-year-old girl who was hospitalized in fair condition with a gunshot wound to her hip and a 19-year-old man who was hospitalized in good condition with a graze wound to his arm…