5 injured in Washington Park shooting: Chicago police

Sunday, August 4, 2024
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Five men were shot on Sunday morning on the city's South Side, according to Chicago police.

The shooting happened around 5:06 a.m. near 51st Street and Calumet Avenue in the Washington Park neighborhood.



Video from the scene shows bullet casings on the street.

The victims took themselves to the University of Chicago Medical Center, and all are expected to recover.



A 24-year-old was shot in the back.

A 25-year-old was shot in the lower extremities.

A 26-year-old was shot in the chin.

A 26-year-old's thumb was shot.

A 32-year-old's right arm was grazed by a bullet.



Chicago police have not released more information on what led up to the shooting.

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