Two people were killed and two others were injured, including a 7-year-old boy, after a Sunday afternoon shooting in Garfield Park, according to Chicago police.
At about 2:32 p.m. an unknown vehicle traveling southbound pulled up in the first block of South Whipple Street, police said. An unknown gunman inside the vehicle pulled out a firearm and fired shots at the four victims in a vacant lot.
Police said a 33-year-old man was shot in the head and was transported to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. A 31-year-old man who was also shot in the head was transported to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition, where he was pronounced dead, according to police.
Police said the 7-year-old boy sustained a graze wound to the head, and that he was taken to Stroger Hospital in fair condition.
A 38-year-old man sustained a gunshot wound to his lower back. Police said he was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition.
Police are investigating the shooting.