Three wounded in two separate shootings — minutes apart — in Back of the YardsMohammad Samraon July 27, 2021 at 8:45 am

Three people were wounded Tuesday morning in two separate shootings minutes apart in Back of the Yards on the South Side.

Two women, 18 and 34, were shot around 1:45 a.m. in the 5300 block of South Wallace, Chicago police said.

The women were standing outside when a red vehicle approached and someone inside opened fire, police said.

The 34-year-old woman was shot in her abdomen and the 18-year-old in her arm, police said.

Around five minutes later, a man was shot less than a mile away in the 900 block of West 54th Street, according to police.

The man, 34, was walking to a friend’s house when someone opened fire from a black SUV, police said.

The man was shot in his arm, police said.

All three victims were taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center and are listed in stable condition, police said. None of their names have been released.

Police are treating the shootings as separate incidents at this time.

No one was in custody. Area One detectives are investigating both incidents.

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