Eight People Hospitalized After Chicago Drive-By Shooting

Eight People Hospitalized After Chicago Drive-By Shooting

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CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago police say eight people have been injured in a drive-by shooting on the city’s Southwest Side.

Police say all of the victims are hospitalized in stable condition following the shooting about 3:15 a.m. Sunday in the Lawndale neighborhood.

Police say the victims include two 17-year-old boys, one shot in the buttocks and the other shot in a hand, a 22-year-old man shot in the ankle and a 23-year-old man shot in the back.

Also, a 29-year-old man was shot in the hip and a 30-year-old man, a 33-year-old woman and a 35-year-old man each were shot in a leg.

Quentin Robeson, who drove one of the injured to a hospital, tells WBBM that 30 and 50 people had gathered, listening to music and drinking, when the shooting occurred.