Party Bus Shooting In Old Town Wounds 8, 2 Critically

CHICAGO — Eight people were shot Wednesday night while aboard a party bus in the Old Town Triangle neighborhood, close to downtown, authorities said.

Police said six men and two women who had been using the service were shot near a gas station on the 1600 block of North LaSalle Street just before midnight. When officers were called to the scene, investigators said it was not immediately clear if those who were shot had been inside the party bus or standing next to it.

This was the third shooting Wednesday night with five or more people injured.

According to a statement from authorities, a passenger inside a dark-gray Jeep Grand Cherokee opened fire on the group. A second Jeep Grand Cherokee, which witnesses say might be black, was also involved in the shooting. Police have not released a description of the shooters.

Officials initially only located four people who were shot, but later discovered four more who had taken themselves to local hospitals.

Those injured:

• 27-year-old man who was shot in the chest and dropped off at Northwestern Memorial Hospital where he had been listed in critical condition.
• A 23-year-old man who was shot in the groin and is in serious condition at Northwestern.
• A woman, 26, who was shot in the leg and taken to Northwestern in fair condition.
• A 24-year-old man who was shot in the arm. He is in fair condition at Northwestern.
• A man, 42, who was shot in the leg and was taken to Illinois Masonic Hospital in fair condition.
• A 52-year-old man who was taken in fair condition to Illinois Masonic.
• A man, 29, who was shot in the arm and later transferred to Stroger Hospital where he had been in fair condition.
• A woman, 26, who was dropped off at Jackson Park Hospital with a gunshot wound to the hand and she was listed in good condition.