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3 shot, 2 critically, in Marquette Park (UPDATE)

Chicago police are investigating a shooting Saturday in the Marquette Park neighborhood, the Chicago Tribune reports.

Update: 10:24 p.m. Saturday

A fourth man was shot in retaliation for the three who were wounded by gun fire about 2:15 p.m. Saturday in the Marquette Park neighborhood. 

Minutes after the three were shot, a fourth man was shot only blocks away on 74th Street, the Chicago Tribune reports. Police have not released the victims names.   

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However, it was reported that the three shot earlier included a 15-year-old boy who was shot in the right arm, 19-year-old man who was shot in the right leg, and a 23-year-old man who was shot in the back. 

Police have no one in custody.  

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Three adults were shot, two critically, this afternoon in Chicago's Marquette Park neighborhood.  

The incident occurred near 72nd and Artesian Avenue. Chicago police said the shooting happened about 2:15 p.m. The Chicago Fire Department responded to the scene, the Chicago Tribune reports.

Two of the Southwest Side shooting victims were transported to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn. The third victim, who was reported to be in "fair-to-serious condition," was taken to Holy Cross Hospital in Chicago.

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