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Chicago shootings this weekend: At least 16 shot, 2 fatally in city gun violence, police department says
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Chicago shootings this weekend: At least 16 shot, 2 fatally in city gun violence, police department says

Two people were shot in downtown Chicago on Sunday, according to Chicago police.

The shooting happened near Milwaukee Avenue and Kinzie Street in the Fulton River District.

An 18-year-old man said he was in a car when he heard gunshots and felt pain.

Chicago police said he was shot multiple times. He was rushed to hospital in critical condition.

A second victim, 17 years old, presented himself at a hospital with a gunshot wound to the leg.

He said he was leaving a music studio when four criminals approached, two of them armed, and started shooting at him.

The 17-year-old victim is expected to be OK.

No one is in custody. Detectives from CPD Area Three are investigating.

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