Mass shooting again in the United States leaves 1 dead and four injured in North Lawndale, Chicago

By Edward Era Barbacena 

CHICAGO (CBS) – One man is dead, and four others are hurt after a mass shooting in the North Lawndale neighborhood overnight.

The shooting happened around 12:13 a.m. in the 1400 block of South Spaulding Avenue.

Chicago police say the victims were standing on the sidewalk when two males approached on foot and fired shots. 

A 40-year-old man was taken by the Chicago Fire Department to an area hospital with multiple gunshot wounds to the body and was pronounced dead. 

The second victim, a 40-year-old man, was shot in the face area and taken by the CFD to Mt. Sinai Hospital in good condition. Another 40-year-old man was struck in the neck and head and was taken by the CFD to Stroger Hospital in critical condition.  

A 44-year-old man was also taken by CFD to Mt. Sinai in good condition with gunshot wounds to the body. 

The fifth victim, a 50-year-old man, was grazed in the right arm and refused EMS.

No arrests were made.

Area Four detectives are investigating.