Thirteen people shot at Chicago party

Dunya News

The victims range in age between 16 and 48 and suffered different and various gunshot wounds

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Thirteen people were wounded in a shooting at a house party on Chicago’s south side, police said Sunday morning (December 22), adding that they have identified two people they consider of interest to the investigation.

The victims ranged in age from 16 to 48 and 12 were in local hospitals, hours after police responded at the scene of what they believe was a house party at around 12:30 a.m. CT (0630 GMT), according to a police statement.

One of the victims, a 21-year-old male, was critically injured after being shot in the lower back, the statement said.

One of the people of interest, a 25-year-old male, was also a victim in the shooting, the police statement said. Police did not immediately respond to a request for further details.