8 injured in Little Italy shootout, including 74-year-old woman: Chicago police
At least 43 shot, 6 fatally, in Chicago in less than 12 hours
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Eight people were shot or grazed in a shootout in Chicago's Little Italy neighborhood early Friday morning, Chicago police said.
Chicago police responded just before 12:15 a.m. to the 1300-block of West Hastings Street for a report of a person shot, CPD said.
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When police arrived, they found multiple victims.
CPD said there was a shootout between two people, who fled the scene.
All the injured victims who wanted treatment were taken to Stroger Hospital.
A 74-year-old woman was shot in the leg, and is in fair condition.
A 31-year-old woman was shot in the leg, and is in fair condition.
An 18-year-old woman suffered a graze wound to the head, and is in good condition.
A 19-year-old woman suffered a graze wound to the back, and is in good condition.
A 23-year-old man was shot in the leg, and is in fair condition.
A 28-year-old man was shot in the leg, and is in fair condition.
A 36-year-old man was shot in the groin, and is in fair condition.
Another 18-year-old woman suffered a graze wound to the knee, and is in good condition.
It's still unclear what was happening in the moments leading up to the gunfire.
There is no one in custody, and Area Three Detectives are investigating.
The remnants of a Fourth of July celebration laid scattered on the ground Friday morning.
The Little Italy incident was one of several shootings across Chicago from Thursday night into Friday morning that injured over three dozen people in less than 12 hours.
Chicago police responded to 20 other shootings across the city from 8 p.m. Thursday into the morning hours.
CPD said at least 43 people were shot, six fatally.
In the South Austin neighborhood, police responded to another shooting at 1:45 a.m.
CPD said six people were shot, ranging in age from 15 to 25. All the victims are expected to recover, after being taken to local hospitals.
The overnight violence came less than a day after two women and an 8-year-old boy were killed in what police are calling a targeted shooting in the Grand Crossing neighborhood around 6:15 a.m. on the Fourth of July.
Police say two other children were critically injured in the violence.
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