CHICAGO — Three people were killed and another was critically wounded after a shooting outside a Chicago bar early Sunday, authorities said.
The shooting occurred in the Belmont Cragin neighborhood in the northwest section of the city at about 2:26 a.m. CST, WLS-TV reported. An altercation inside the bar had spilled outside when shots were fired, according to the television station.
According to police, the alleged shooter fled the scene in a dark SUV.
A shooting in Chicago left four people shot, three fatally, the police department said. It happened in the Belmont Cragin area on West School Street. https://t.co/B5zxyMsRp4
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Police said a 50-year-old man was shot in the head and chest and was pronounced dead at the scene, WMAQ-TV reported. A 26-year-old man and a 24-year-old woman were each shot several times and died at area hospitals, according to the television station.
A 25-year-old woman was shot in the head and was hospitalized in critical condition, WMAQ reported.
The names of the victims have not been released.
There was no gun recovered at the scene, but detectives said they found multiple bullet casings, WFLD-TV reported.
Police said an investigation was ongoing.
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