Auburn Gresham

5 wounded in shooting, crash in Chicago's Auburn Gresham neighborhood

Five people were wounded in a shooting and car crash in Chicago's Auburn Gresham neighborhood Saturday afternoon, police said.

The incident occurred shortly after noon in the 7900 block of South Wood Street, according to Chicago fire officials.

According to Chicago police, a 40-year-old man and 37-year-old woman were in a vehicle at the above location with two other women and a newborn baby when an unknown man opened fire in their direction.

The victims then attempted to flee in their vehicle, causing the car to flip and strike two parked vehicles.

Police said the 40-year-old man was taken to University of Chicago Hospital in fair condition with a gunshot wound, while the 37-year-old woman was taken to Christ Hospital in good condition with a graze wound.

The three other passengers, including the newborn baby, were taken to local hospitals for observation, police said.

There is no further information available at this time.

A previous version of this story reported information from the Chicago Fire Department that six people were wounded in the incident. This story has been updated to reflect information from Chicago police, which reports that five people were wounded.

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