CHICAGO (WLS) -- Two people were killed in a shooting in Chicago's Lower West Side, CPD said.
Police said the victim, a 32-year-old male and a 29-year-old female, were both inside a vehicle at the time of the shooting on 21st Street just west of Western Avenue.
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Chicago police said the vehicle, a black Honda SUV, continued traveling eastbound on 21st St. after the shooting until it struck a parked car in the 2300-block of West 21st Street.
Both the man and the woman were pronounced dead at the scene. Witnesses reported hearing as many as eight gunshots.
Witnesses said a large crowd descended on the scene after the shooting, and it appeared that a fight broke out between the crowd and police officers. Police said during that aftermath, a female officer sustained a leg injury. She was taken to a local hospital for treatment in fair condition.
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Three people were taken into custody during the chaos in the aftermath of the shooting.
No one is currently in custody for the shooting. Area Three detectives are investigating.