Rogers Park shooting leaves one man dead, two wounded
CHICAGO (CBS) -- One man is dead and two others were wounded in a shooting in Rogers Park Wednesday night.
The shooting happened at 8:50 p.m. in the 6600 block of North Clark Street – just a couple of blocks from the Rogers Park (24th) District police station.
Police said the victims were standing the sidewalk when an unknown person or people shot them all.
A 29-year-old man was taken to AMITA Health St. Francis Hospital in Evanston, where he died.
A 43-year-old man was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in fair condition with gunshot wounds to the abdomen, while a 48-year-old man was taken to St. Francis in fair condition with a gunshot wound to the face.
Another man was also shot Wednesday night about 10 blocks to the north in the 1600 block of West Howard Street. The 48-year-old man was on the sidewalk when another man came up and shot him. The man was taken to AMITA Health St. Francis Hospital in Evanston in fair condition with a gunshot wound to the left foot. Police have not given any indication that this shooting was related to the earlier one on Clark Street.
No one was in custody in either incident late Wednesday. Area Three detectives are investigating.