Five injured in South Austin shooting

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Saturday, June 6, 2015
5 shot in South Austin
Five people were shot outside a party overnight in South Austin.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Five people were injured, one critically, by gunfire outside a party at Madison and Lorel in the South Austin neighborhood, Chicago police say.

Police say the victims were all standing in a courtyard outside of a party when a person came out of a gangway and fired multiple shots at the crowd. Five people were hit, three women in their 30s and two men in their 20s.

All of the victims were taken to hospitals for treatment. One of the women was hit in the face and is in critical condition, police say. The two other women are in stable condition. Police say the two men were hit in the leg and are in stable condition.

Police are investigating. No suspects are in custody.