CHICAGO - Two people were killed and at least seven others were wounded in a mass shooting when a fight broke out near a McDonald’s on the Near North Side Thursday night.The shooting happened about 10:40 p.m.
near Chicago Avenue and State Street, according to Chicago police spokesman Tom Ahern.Paramedics wheeled stretcher after stretcher under police tape.
Five people were taken to local hospitals from the scene, including a male with a gunshot wound to his chest who was pronounced dead at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.A man, 31, was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he also died, police said.SUBSCRIBE TO FOX 32 CHICAGO ON YOUTUBE!A 17-year-old boy was also taken to Stroger with multiple gunshot wounds, while another man, 19, was taken to Northwestern in critical condition with a gunshot wound to his chest, police said.
A 46-year-old woman was shot in her leg and taken to Illinois Masonic Medical Center, where she was stabilized.Later, four men who were hurt in the shooting showed up at Northwestern Memorial Hospital: a 31-year-old who was shot in the hand, a 21-year-old shot in the arm, a 30-year-old with two graze wounds and a 29-year-old with one graze wound, police said.