Chicago police are investigating after a shooting inside a Thornton’s gas station in the city’s Brighton Park neighborhood left three people, including two employees, hospitalized.
The incident took place at approximately 10:08 p.m. in the 3400 block of South California Street, police said. At the time, four people were chasing a 25-year-old man when two of the suspects pulled out firearms and fired at the victim.
According to police, the man then ran into the gas station, chased by one of the suspects who continued to shoot at the victim before fleeing the scene.
The victim suffered gunshot wounds to the abdomen and legs, according to authorities, and was transported to a nearby hospital in critical condition. Two gas station employees were also hit by gunfire, police said. One of the employees, a 26-year-old man, was shot in the mouth and taken to a nearby hospital in critical condition, police said.
Another male employee, 25, suffered a gunshot wound to the back, police said. He was taken to a nearby hospital in good condition.
Photos and video from the scene show the gas station’s glass windows and doors smashed, with police tape surrounding the gas station and pumps.
No one was detained and it was investigated according to the police.