4 wounded in overnight drive-by in Chicago’s Gold Coast

CHICAGO — An early-morning drive-by shooting on the city’s Near North Side left four people hospitalized on Friday.

According to Chicago police, the shooting unfolded just after 3:30 a.m. in the 1100 block of North Dearborn Street in the city’s Gold Coast neighborhood.

Officers say the victims were on a sidewalk in the area when a gray Acura sedan approached and someone inside the vehicle opened fire, striking four people.

The sedan then fled the scene, heading southbound along Dearborn.

In total, officers said a 22-year-old woman, a 60-year-old man, a 45-year-old man and a 24-year-old man were all struck by gunfire. All victims are in stable condition or have been released from the hospital.

Alderman Brian Hopkins, 2nd Ward, says reports indicate that the shooters were targeting a person or group of individuals patronizing Gold Coast Social, located at 7 West Division Street.

Surveillance video also captured large fights breaking out near the nightclub prior to the shooting, according to Hopkins.

Area 3 Chicago Police Detectives are currently conducting an extensive investigation.

Hopkins says he has made a formal request to CPD Superintendent Larry Snelling to issue a summary closure to Gold Coast Social while the investigation is being conducted.