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Three Men Injured In South Side Shooting

CHICAGO (STMW) -- Three men were hurt Friday night during a shooting in the South Side Englewood neighborhood.

The shooting happened in the in the 6900 block of South Harvard Avenue about 8 p.m., police said.

Paramedics initially took all three men to area hospitals in critical condition, Fire Media Affairs said.

One man, 25, suffered a graze wound to the face, police said. He and another 19-year-old man shot in the leg were both taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

The third man, 39, suffered a graze wound to the leg and taken to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, police said.

The conditions of all three men had stabilized as of early Saturday, police News Affairs Officer Ron Gaines said.

Details on what prompted the shooting were not yet known, but no one is in custody, Gaines said.

Area South detectives are investigating.

(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2013. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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