Overview

• Chicago police responded to a call just after 10:15 p.m. on Friday and found a 47-year-old man shot in the arm and abdomen on the 3300-block of West Walnut Street.
• A second call led officers to a 43-year-old man shot in the torso and abdomen in the nearby 3300-block of West Lake Street.
• The Chicago Fire Department treated both victims at the scene before taking one to Stroger Hospital and the other to Mt. Sinai Hospital, each in critical condition.
• Neither man provided additional information to police, leaving the motive and circumstances unclear.
• Area Four detectives have launched an investigation into the shootings as part of the city’s broader efforts to address recurring gun violence.