5 people shot in Woodlawn attack, fire department says

Five people were injured in a mass shooting in Woodlawn on the South Side Wednesday evening, authorities said.

Paramedics responded just after 7 p.m. to several locations to treat people wounded in a shooting that happened in the 6600 block of South Stony Island Avenue, according to Chicago Fire Department spokesperson Larry Merritt.

Three people drove themselves to a firehouse on East 67th Street just blocks away and were then taken to hospitals, Merritt said. Another person was transported from East Marquette Drive and South Stony Island Avenue, and another from the 1500 block of East 69th Place.


Chicago police didn’t immediately share details of the shooting.

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