Two women were killed and three young boys were critically wounded in a mass shooting Thursday morning in the Grand Crossing neighborhood.
The shooting happened around 6:15 a.m. in the 7100 block of South Woodlawn Avenue, according to Chicago police. Two vehicles pulled up and several people got out and started shooting at a residence, police said.A 42-year-old woman and a 22-year-old woman were killed in the shooting. Their identities have not yet been released.Three boys, ages 5, 7 and 8, were also shot and were transported to Comer Children's Hospital in critical condition.
Shell casings from a rifle and from a handgun were recovered from the scene."Personal conflict and guns has become a bad combination," Ald. Desmon Yancy said. "The summer is just getting started, and I don't want to stand in front of a group of microphones and have another discussion about the pain that is causing our communities."Chicago Deputy Mayor Garien Gatewood urged people with information on the shooting to come forward.
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