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Seven men were shot and injured Sunday afternoon in the city’s South Chicago neighborhood, authorities said.

The people were shot at a strip mall in the 7900 block of South Exchange Avenue a little after 3:30 p.m., police said.

At a Sunday news conference, Chicago police Superintendent David Brown said the group was standing near a Little Caesars Pizza when a car pulled up and shots were fired from inside the car. The number of shooters was unclear, Brown said, and it was not yet clear if the shooting was targeted. There was not an exchange of gunfire, he said.

Evidence markers sit on the ground at the scene where seven people were shot on the 7900 block of South Exchange in the South Chicago neighborhood on March 13, 2022, in Chicago.
Evidence markers sit on the ground at the scene where seven people were shot on the 7900 block of South Exchange in the South Chicago neighborhood on March 13, 2022, in Chicago.
Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown talks with members of the press at the scene.
Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown talks with members of the press at the scene.

“One shooting is one too many,” Brown said. “Whether it was a targeted shooting or an altercation, it’s unacceptable.”

All of the victims were taken to area hospitals in serious to critical condition, according to officials.

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