Chicago police officers are investigating a mass shooting that left two people dead and five others injured in the Back of the Yards neighborhood early Friday morning.
The shooting occurred at approximately 12:26 a.m. in the 5100-block of South Wood Street on the city’s South Side.
Investigators reported that a group of people stood outside on the residential block when two armed suspects approached them on foot.
The two suspects pulled out firearms and immediately fired multiple rounds directly into the gathering.
The gunfire struck seven individuals before the unidentified shooters fled the neighborhood street in an unknown direction.
First responders rushed to the South Wood Street scene to treat the victims and coordinate transportation to several local trauma centers.
Paramedics transported one male victim to the University of Chicago Medical Center with multiple gunshot wounds to his head, chest, and leg.
Doctors at the University of Chicago Medical Center later pronounced the heavily wounded male victim dead.
An ambulance rushed a second male victim to Mt. Sinai Hospital after bullets struck him in the abdomen.
Medical staff at Mt. Sinai Hospital pronounced the second male victim dead shortly after his arrival at the facility.
A 23-year-old woman sustained a gunshot wound to her head during the ambush.
Emergency personnel delivered the young woman to Stroger Hospital, where medical staff listed her in critical condition.
Doctors at Stroger Hospital are also treating a 54-year-old man who sustained a gunshot wound to his ankle.
The 54-year-old male victim remains at the hospital in fair condition.
A 30-year-old woman suffered gunshot wounds to both her thigh and her hand during the incident.
Paramedics transported her to Mt. Sinai Hospital, where physicians listed her condition as fair.
A 32-year-old man arrived at the University of Chicago Hospital with a gunshot wound to his torso.
Hospital staff evaluated the 32-year-old male victim and listed him in good condition.
The final victim, a 21-year-old man, suffered a gunshot wound to his back.
First responders sent him to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where doctors listed him in good condition.
The Back of the Yards community faces significant trauma as residents wake up to the news of another multi-victim shooting on their neighborhood streets.
Local community leaders emphasize that these acts of violence deeply impact the psychological safety of families living near the 5100-block of South Wood Street.
Neighborhood organizations recommend that residents stay indoors during late-night hours and report any suspicious activity to local authorities immediately.
Activists are urging anyone with ring doorbell cameras or security footage from the area to share their recordings with law enforcement.
Area One detectives are actively leading the homicide and aggravated battery investigation to identify the two shooters.
The Chicago Police Department has not released the identities of the deceased victims pending the notification of their families.
Authorities have not announced any arrests or shared a potential motive for the deadly attack as of Friday morning.
Police officials request that anyone with information regarding the shooting call the Area One detective division or submit an anonymous tip online.
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