CHICAGO _ The two cousins were waiting in the lobby of their South Side apartment for a GrubHub delivery of chicken wings early Friday when a barrage of gunfire sent them scrambling up the stairs.
"When we made it back upstairs, the gunshots were still going. More came," said one of the cousins, 21, who did not give his name. "We looked out the window. I see one dude, I see his whole pants are red. He had white pants on."
Chicago police said two men were shot outside the Washington Park apartment building about 1:40 a.m. Friday as pedestrians were caught in the crossfire of an apparent shootout between two cars. One of the cars, a black Ford sedan, slammed into the apartment building. The occupants ditched the car, its windshield cracked by at least six bullet holes.
The wounded _ a 24-year-old man shot in the arm and a 22-year-old shot in the leg _ were taken to Stroger Hospital, where their conditions were stabilized.
The cousins said they led the men inside their lobby and brought chairs for them as they waited for an ambulance to arrive. Splatters of blood on the sidewalk traced the route they took.
The shooting came in the middle of a violent night in Chicago that saw three people killed and 18 wounded throughout the city Thursday and early Friday.
Seven of the victims were shot, one fatally, within an hour and a half Thursday night, from 5:20 to 6:45 p.m.
_About 2:50 a.m. Friday on the West Side, officers responding to a call about gunfire found a 32-year-old man dead in a car. The man had multiple gunshot wounds to the back and head and was pronounced dead at the scene in the East Garfield Park neighborhood.
_About 11:45 p.m. Thursday on the Far South Side, a 41-year-old man was fatally shot in the Fernwood neighborhood. The man was standing on the sidewalk when a gunman in a car opened fire, striking the victim in the chest and left hand. The man was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn and pronounced dead.
_About 5:20 p.m. Thursday on the West Side, a 29-year-old man was shot in South Austin. He suffered multiple wounds to the left side and was taken to West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
The Cook County medical examiner's office identified the victim as Terrence Bingham, of South Austin.
_About 2 a.m. Friday on the Northwest Side, a 30-year-old man was shot in the Schorsch Village neighborhood after getting into an argument with a man at a bar. That man, the victim told police, followed him in a vehicle, pulled up along side him and opened fire. The victim was shot twice in the legs and suffered a graze wound to the arm.
_About 12:50 a.m. Friday on the South Side, a 26-year-old man suffered a graze wound to the foot while standing in the street in the Bronzeville neighborhood. Someone in a dark-colored sedan opened fire, and the victim was taken to Mercy Hospital, where his condition was stabilized.
_About 9:35 p.m. Thursday on the West Side, a 23-year-old man was shot while walking on a South Austin sidewalk. He got himself to Loretto Hospital and was transferred to Stroger Hospital with a gunshot wound to the right knee.
_About 9:10 p.m. on the South Side, a 36-year-old was shot while standing in an alley in the Gresham neighborhood. He was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center, where he was treated for a graze wound to the head and his condition stabilized.
_About 6:45 p.m. on the South Side, a 27-year-old man was shot in the left leg and buttocks in the Grand Crossing neighborhood. He drove himself to Jackson Park Hospital but was later taken to Stroger Hospital, where his condition was stabilized. He told police he was shot by someone in a gray van.
_About 6:35 p.m. on the West Side, two people were shot in the West Garfield Park neighborhood, police said. A male victim was shot in the abdomen and taken in serious condition to Mount Sinai Hospital. The other male victim suffered wounds to the buttocks and foot. He was listed in good condition at the same hospital. Their ages were not available, police said.
_Shortly after 5:30 p.m. on the Southwest Side, two boys were shot in the Gage Park neighborhood. A 16-year-old boy was shot in the neck, leg and heel. He was taken in critical condition to Mount Sinai Hospital. The other boy, 17, was shot in the left leg. That victim was taken to Holy Cross Hospital and later transferred to Mount Sinai, where his condition was stabilized, police said.
_About 5:30 p.m. on the West Side, a 17-year-old boy was wounded in the South Austin neighborhood, police said. Someone in a newer gray or silver Infiniti pulled up and a backseat passenger fired shots. The boy was shot in the left leg and was taken to Mount Sinai, where his condition was stabilized.
_About 3 p.m. on the West Side, two people were shot in the South Austin neighborhood. A 26-year-old woman was shot in the upper right thigh and was taken to Mount Sinai, where her condition was stabilized. A 15-year-old boy suffered a wound to the lower right leg. He got himself to West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, where his condition was stabilized, police said.
_About noon on the West Side, a person was shot in the Lawndale neighborhood, police said. A 42-year-old man was standing on a porch when a dark vehicle drove up and someone fired shots. The victim suffered a wound to the knee and was taken to Mount Sinai in good condition.
_About 11:30 a.m. on the Northwest Side, a 31-year-old man suffered wounds to the buttocks in the Montclare neighborhood. He was standing outside when a black sedan pulled up and someone fired shots. He was taken to Loyola University Hospital in Maywood, where his condition was stabilized, police said.
_Around 8:30 a.m. on the South Side, a 26-year-old man was shot three times in the groin in the Washington Park neighborhood, police said. He was taken to Stroger Hospital, where his condition was stabilized. Police said he was being uncooperative with investigators.
_About 8:10 a.m. on the South Side, a 20-year-old man was shot in the upper left thigh in the Chatham neighborhood, police said. He was taken in serious condition to Advocate Christ Medical Center, police said.
Police had not made arrests in any of the shootings.
