Three men shot – one fatally – on South Side
Chronicle Media — June 30, 2025Three men were shot – one fatally — Saturday afternoon on Chicago’s South Side.
The men, ages 25, 31 and 40, were in a business on the 800 block of East 63rd Street in the city’s Woodlawn neighborhood shortly before 4 p.m. Saturday when two offenders entered, produced handguns and fired.
The 25-year-old man was struck in the leg and transported to the University of Chicago Hospital. He was initially reported to be in good condition.
The 31-year-old man was struck multiple times in the body. He was transported to U of C Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
The 40-year-old man sustained a graze wound to the head and self-transported to U of C Hospital. His condition was unknown.
A 6-year-old boy was taken to Comer’s Children’s Hospital, with what police initially described as a graze wound to the head. Further investigation, however, revealed that the boy was injured from glass fragments and not a gunshot as initially reported. The boy was listed in good condition.