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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Violet Miller

4 men shot in Woodlawn attack

Several people are under arrest after a mass shooting that left four men injured, including one critically, in Woodlawn Wednesday evening, authorities said.

Paramedics responded just after 7 p.m. to several locations to treat people wounded in a shooting that happened in the 6600 block of South Stony Island Avenue, according to Chicago Fire Department spokesperson Larry Merritt.

Three people drove themselves to a firehouse on East 67th Street, just blocks away, and were then taken to hospitals, Merritt said. Another person was transported from Marquette Drive and Stony Island Avenue, and another from the 1500 block of East 69th Place.

A man was shot in his head and was in critical condition, police said. An 18-year-old was man was shot in his back and left leg and was in fair condition. A 19-year-old man was shot in his left leg and was also in fair condition, and a second 18-year-old man was grazed in his back, officials said.

Multiple weapons were recovered, police said.

Four people were arrested, including one who had been shot, and were being questioned.

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