Two people were killed and five others were wounded after a drive-by shooter unleashed a hail of gunfire at a crowd outside Reynold’s Lounge early Sunday morning on the South Side, police said.
The shooting unfolded at 2:01 a.m. when at least one person inside a silver Ford began firing at a horde of people gathered in front of the bar at 938 E. 75th St. in Grand Crossing, according to Chicago police. The throng had spilled outside after a fight had started inside the bar.
Four men and three women were struck by the shooter, police said.
Two of the men, ages 39 and 36, died at the University of Chicago Medical Center after being taken there in critical condition, police said. The older man was shot in the back and chest, while the other was hit in the neck and chest.
The Cook County medical examiner’s office has not confirmed the deaths.
Another man, 36, remains in critical condition at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn with a gunshot wound to the back, police said. The fourth man, 18, was shot in the shoulder and brought himself to University of Chicago Medical Center in good condition.
Two of the women were taken to St. Bernard Hospital in good condition, police said. They are a 36-year-old shot in the foot and a 35-year-old grazed in the foot.
The third woman, 33, declined medical treatment for a graze wound to the arm, police said.
Police said it is unknown whether the seven people were the actual targets or whether they were part of the fight inside.
No one is in custody.
