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Murders and shooting incidents in the city of Chicago are down compared to the year before. President of Chicago Fraternal Order of Police Kevin Graham reacts.
At least seven people were wounded by gunfire early Sunday in Chicago after someone opened fire near a playground on the city's west side.
The shooting happened around 1:20 a.m. in Douglas Park, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Authorities said someone shot their weapon from inside a black Chevrolet Camaro on the street.
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Those injured ranged in age from 19 to 25.
Three women, ages 19, 22 and 25, were transported to the hospital, where their conditions were stabilized, the news outlet reported. One man, 20, was taken to the hospital and was in stable condition, while another man, 21, was taken to the hospital but was in critical condition.
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Two other men — 21 and 23 — took themselves to the hospital. Their conditions were not immediately clear.
Separately Sunday, one person was killed and four others were wounded in a shooting in Lawndale, police said. Further information on that incident was not immediately clear.
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