A double shooting at a Lawndale gas station left one man in critical condition and another in serious condition early Saturday, authorities said.
The men were among at least nine people wounded in shootings on the city’s South and West sides on Saturday, according to Chicago police.
The Lawndale shooting happened about 8:05 a.m., when the men, ages 29 and 20, were standing on the sidewalk near a BP gas station in the 1200 block of South Independence Boulevard, at the corner of West Roosevelt Road, police said in a media notification.
A few men approached and started shooting.
The 29-year-old was shot in the hand, arm, chest and leg, and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital. The 20-year-old was shot in the leg and also was taken to Mount Sinai, authorities said. The older man was listed in critical condition, and the younger man was listed as serious, police said.
Authorities and witnesses said at least two men were seen running away from the shooting scene.
Once authorities arrived, police tape stretched from the northeast corner of the BP gas station in the 3800 block of Roosevelt Road out along the southern side of Independence Boulevard.
Across the street at a GoLo gas station, manager Abdullah Aldeiban, 52, said Saturday’s attack was not unusual.
“This will happen all the time,” Aldeiban said. “And sometimes the police have to come in and close us when it does.”
Eugene Adams, 54, has worked at the GoLo for four years. He said he was working in the back when he heard gunshots just after 8 a.m.
He went outside and saw two bodies on the ground near the BP, along with a few men sprinting away.
“I had to step back in,” Adams said. “I didn’t want them to shoot me too.”
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On the Far South Side, a 20-year-old man was shot in the right hip in the Cottage Grove Heights neighborhood about 10:20 p.m., police said. He was standing on the sidewalk in the 9700 block of South Greenwood Avenue when someone in a black sedan started shooting at him. The man went in a private vehicle to Advocate Trinity Hospital, where his condition was stabilized.
On the South Side, a 25-year-old man was shot in the buttocks near McGuane Park in the Bridgeport neighborhood just before 10:20 p.m., police said. The man was walking with a woman in the 3000 block of South Halsted Street when someone in a black pickup truck fired shots at him. He was taken to Stroger Hospital, where his condition was stabilized.
About 9:20 p.m., a 32-year-old man was seriously wounded in a shooting in the Lawndale neighborhood on the West Side, police said. The man was standing in an alley in the 3000 block of West Arthington Street when someone fired shots at him. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital with gunshot wounds to his abdomen and buttocks, police said.
On the West Side, a 24-year-old man was shot multiple times in the Little Village neighborhood just before 8:40 p.m., police said. He told police he was walking in the 2700 block of South Tripp Avenue when a group of men got out of a light-colored SUV and began shooting at him and fled. The man was taken in serious condition to Mount Sinai Hospital with gunshot wounds to his buttocks, shoulder and lower back, police said.
About 6:20 p.m., a 25-year-old man was shot in the abdomen and back in the Washington Park neighborhood in the 5400 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue. The victim was standing outside when a vehicle pulled up and someone fired shots. The man was taken in serious condition to Stroger Hospital.
Shortly after 12:35 p.m., a 42-year-old man suffered a wound to his left foot in the Lawndale neighborhood. The victim told police he was walking in the 1500 block of South Ridgeway Avenue when an unknown man shot him. He was taken in good condition to Mount Sinai Hospital.
About noon, a 21-year-old man was shot in the left thigh as he stood in the 200 block of North Pine Avenue in the Austin neighborhood. Police said a vehicle pulled up and someone fired shots in his direction. The victim got himself to West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, where he was listed in good condition.