Six people have been hurt, five seriously, in shootings on the West and South Sides late Monday.
Four of the injured were hurt in a single shooting on the Far South Side, and all were taken to local hospitals in serious-to-critical condition, according to the Chicago Fire Department.
The shooting happened shortly before 7:30 p.m. in the 9400 block of South Justine Street, officials said.
Two males were taken to Advocate Christ Hospital in Oak Lawn, a male was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital and a male was taken to John H. Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, according to the Chicago Fire Department.
Those injured range in age from 15 to 22, Chicago Police Department News Affairs Officer Veejay Zala said.
The shooting happened in the Brainerd neighborhood.
About 9:05 p.m., a 19-year-old man was shot in the head in the West Side's University Village neighborhood, police said.
The man was taken to Stroger in serious condition from the 1200 block of West Washburne Avenue , Zala said.
Earlier Monday evening, a 37-year-old man was shot in the leg and back in the South Side's Gresham neighborhood, police said.
The shooting happened in the 700 block of West 81st Street about 5:50 p.m., Zala said. The man was taken to an area hospital, where his condition was stabilized.
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