3 injured after gunfire erupts during argument outside West Side home

CHICAGO (WGN) — Three people were hospitalized after an argument led to a shooting in the front yard of a home on the city’s West Side late Friday night.

Chicago police say just after 11:30 p.m., officers were called to the scene of a shooting with three reported victims in the 5000 block of West West End Avenue, in Austin.

According to police, a preliminary investigation indicates that an altercation broke out between a group of people in the front yard of a home in the area. Amid the fight, a male offender pulled out a gun and opened fire on the victims before fleeing the scene in a black SUV.

Officers said three people were struck by gunfire, including an 18-year-old girl who was hospitalized in critical condition with a gunshot wound to her chest, a 17-year-old girl who was hospitalized in fair condition with a gunshot wound to her hip and a 19-year-old man who was hospitalized in good condition with a graze wound to his arm.

Currently, it is unclear what sparked the altercation and authorities said no arrests have been made in connection with the shooting.

Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to contact CPD Area Four Detectives at 312-746-8251 or dial 911.

Those with information that could help authorities in their investigation can also leave a tip at CPDtip.com. Tips can be filed anonymously.