2 men shot in Loop as crowds gather for St. Patrick’s Day river-dyeing

Police direct traffic in the Loop after two people were shot Saturday morning shortly before the St. Patrick’s Day river-dyeing. (Pat Nabong/Sun-Times)

Two men were shot Saturday morning in the Loop as crowds flocked downtown for the annual dyeing of the Chicago River before the St. Patrick’s Day parade. 

The men were in the first block of North Dearborn Street when someone opened fire shortly before 9 a.m., Chicago police said.