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4 Shot, 2 Of Them Dead, Along Edge Of Garfield Park

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Four people were shot in broad daylight Tuesday alongside Garfield Park, and two of them have died.

The shooting happened at 3:30 p.m. at Hamlin and Washington boulevards, along the western edge of the park of Garfield Park.

Police said one of the victims was selling something on the corner when someone pulled up in a red car, approached the victims, and shot them all.

The 28-year-old man who was selling the item was shot in the right shoulder and side. He was taken to Norwegian-American Hospital and was pronounced dead.

A 19-year-old man suffered gunshot wounds to the right shoulder and left calf and was pronounced dead at Stroger Hospital of Cook County.

A man of an unspecified age was pronounced dead afterward at Stroger Hospital of Cook County, police said.

Another 19-year-old man was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in good condition with a gunshot wound to the left hand.

A 32-year-old man was shot in his left leg and was in good condition transported to Stroger Hospital.

No one was in custody early Tuesday evening, and Area Four detectives were investigating.

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