CHICAGO (WLS) — Eight people were shot early Sunday in Downtown, Chicago police say.
EMS responded to the scene at 2:40 a.m., near West Erie Street and North Orleans Street in River North, and discovered three people who had been shot, Chicago fire officials said.
Two men were transported to a hospital in critical condition, authorities said. A 43-year-old woman was also taken to a hospital in critical condition.
Chicago police later confirmed a total of eight people were injured in the shooting.
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The five additional victims were taken to hospitals, initially reported to be in good condition, police said. Two of them were women, ages 23 and 27, and three of them were men, ages 25, 27 and 32.
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Sun-Times News Wire contributed to this report.
