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Three Shot in Riverdale, Illinois, as Police Probe Vehicle Crash

Riverdale police joined by regional partners have cordoned off a block-long stretch of 138th Street to gather evidence in their search for leads

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Overview

  • Police responded around 4 p.m. Monday to a shooting near 138th Street and Atlantic Avenue and found three people with gunshot wounds on the street.
  • Two victims were taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn and a third was transported to University of Chicago Medical Center, with no immediate updates on their conditions.
  • Officers secured about a block of 138th Street between Wentworth and Atlantic avenues to preserve the crime scene and collect forensic evidence.
  • Investigators are examining a vehicle that crashed into the rear of a nearby business with its doors open and side-curtain airbags deployed for potential connections to the shooting.
  • Multiple area law enforcement agencies are assisting Riverdale police in an active investigation that has not yet established a motive or identified suspects.