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Three men shot outside West Garfield Park gas station; one dies
A 30-year-old man was killed and two other men were wounded in a shooting Saturday night near South Kostner Avenue and Van Buren Street. Police said three armed people got out of a white SUV and opened fire before fleeing.
A 30-year-old man was killed and two other men were wounded in a shooting outside a gas station in Chicago’s West Garfield Park neighborhood Saturday night, police said.
The shooting was reported at about 10:01 p.m. in the 400 block of South Kostner Avenue, near Van Buren Street. Police said three men were at the gas station when a white SUV pulled up. Three armed people got out and fired at them, then left in the vehicle.
The 30-year-old was shot in the neck and pronounced dead at Mount Sinai Hospital. A 28-year-old man with gunshot wounds of an unspecified nature was taken to Mount Sinai in critical condition. The third victim, also 28, was shot in the knee and taken to Stroger Hospital in good condition.
Harrison Area detectives were investigating Sunday morning. Police had not announced any arrests.