2 Men, Teenage Boy Shot In Roseland
UPDATED: 10/21/10 10:06 a.m.
CHICAGO (CBS) - Two men and a teenage boy were shot and wounded overnight in the Far South Side's Roseland neighborhood.
As of early Thursday morning, one of the victims remained in critical condition.
The shooting happened just before 10 p.m. Wednesday in the 10400 block of South State Street, police News Affairs Sgt. Antoinette Ursitti said. The victims were standing on the sidewalk when shots were fired, police said.
A 16-year-old boy suffered a gunshot wound to the back and was taken in critical condition to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, police said.
A 30-year-old man suffered gunshot wounds to the thigh and forearm and was taken in "stable" condition to Christ Medical Center. Fire Media Affairs spokesman Joe Roccasalva said he was initially hospitalized in critical condition.
The third person, a 32-year-old man, was shot in the hand and was listed in good condition at Roseland Community Hospital, police said.
The shooting may have been gang-related, police said.
As of early Thursday morning, no one was in custody.
The Sun-Times Media Wire contributed to this report.
