Four men shot on South, West sides
BY BEN MEYER-ABBOTT AND HUNTER CLAUSS December 20, 2012 1:44AM
At least four men were wounded in separate shootings on the South and West sides on Wednesday, police said.
A 26-year-old man was shot multiple times when a gunman walked up to him and opened fire about 10:25 p.m. in in the 5600 block of West Fulton in the Austin neighborhood, police said. The man was shot in the chest, arm and back, police News Affairs Officer Hector Alfaro said. The man was being treated at West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park.
About 8:30 p.m., a 31-year-old man was shot in his legs in the 400 block of East 74th Street, Alfaro said. The man was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Alfaro said.
About 6:30 p.m., a 22-year-old man shot in the shoulder in the 1500 block of North Lorel, Alfaro said. The man was taken to West Suburban, where he was listed in good condition.
About 3:30 p.m., a man in his 20s was shot in his right leg in the 4800 block of South Drexel, Alfaro said. He was taken to Northwestern Memorial, Alfaro said.
