CHICAGO (WGN) – Chicago police are investigating after two women were critically injured in two shootings just a few blocks apart in Little Italy.
Police said the shootings happened at around 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11.
A 52-year-old woman was at a gathering in a backyard located in the 1300 block of West Washburne Avenue when two armed men approached and fired shots before running off. The woman was shot in the right leg and arm and was treated by CPD officers at the scene before paramedics with the Chicago Fire Department arrived and took over. The woman was later taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition, according to investigators.
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While at the scene, police said the officers were notified of another person who had been shot in the 1300 block of West Hastings Street just a few blocks away.
The officers went to that address and found a 42-year-old woman who was hit in the buttocks by gunfire. Police said the woman was standing outside when she heard gunshots a couple of blocks away and felt pain.
It is unclear if the shootings are connected in any way.
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CFD paramedics arrived and tended to the woman before taking her Stroger Hospital in critical condition.
No arrests have been made and Area Three Detectives are investigating.
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