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Three Teens Wounded in Two Rogers Park Shootings

Area detectives are investigating after three teens were wounded in separate attacks.

Overview

  • A 17-year-old was shot in the left thigh around 4 p.m. in the 7700 block of North Paulina Street and was taken to St. Francis Hospital in good condition, police said.
  • Officers applied a tourniquet at the scene, where an officer estimated about 30 shell casings and noted limited witness cooperation.
  • Around 6:15 p.m., two 19-year-old men were shot while sitting in a black Toyota Sienna in the 6100 block of North Rockwell Street, according to police.
  • One victim was struck in the knee and the other was shot in the arm with a graze to the abdomen; both were transported to St. Francis Hospital in good condition.
  • Witnesses reported the later shooter fled on a Lime scooter and gave a physical description, and Belmont Area detectives are leading the investigation with no arrests announced.