3 shot while working near CHA building in University Village

ByRavi Baichwal and ABC 7 Chicago Digital Team WLS logo
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
3 shot while working near CHA building in University Village
Three people were shot while working near a Chicago Housing Authority Building in the University Village neighborhood Tuesday morning.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Three people were shot while working near a Chicago Housing Authority building in the University Village neighborhood Tuesday morning, police said.

Officers responded to the 1300-block of South Loomis Street at about 8:01 a.m. after police said someone in a white BMW drove by and fired shots at three people working in the rear of the CHA building

A 56-year-old man was shot four times in the shoulder, upper back, stomach and buttocks and transported to Stroger Hospital in critical condition.

A 31-year-old man was shot three times in the left leg and once in the right leg and a 46-year-old man was shot in the buttocks. Both were transported to hospitals in good condition.

Police said the shooter was wearing a black, orange and white mask and a red shirt.

The CHA released a statement saying, "The health and safety of our staff and residents are priorities for CHA, and our thoughts are with the victims of this morning's incident at ABLA Homes. The Chicago Police Department (CPD) is conducting its investigation of today's unfortunate incident and the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) and Eastlake Management, the contract property manager, are cooperating to provide CPD information for this investigation. No further information is available at this time."

No one is in custody and Area 3 detectives are investigating.