At least 4 people shot dead after funeral in South Side

At least four people were shot dead after the funeral service held Monday afternoon in the Burnside neighborhood in the southern district, authorities said.

The shooting took place around 12:20. in the 9200 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue, police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said in a tweet.

"The first reports indicate that the shooting would have taken place. . As the services came to an end and people were getting into their cars, "he said.

Three people were taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center for treatment, while a fourth was taken to the Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, a fire department spokesman said. .

The shooting appears to have taken place outside the Bethlehem Star Baptist Church.

According to the Tribune Archive, a 17-year-old boy was seriously injured when he was shot in the leg at about the same spot last September. The boy entered the church to seek help after the shooting, according to local news.

The scene is also located several blocks from Chatham Academy High School, where three teenagers were shot and wounded outside the school last month. The teens – 16, 17 and 18 – were shot dead in the 700 block of East 91st Street. Two of them went back to school to ask for help.

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