5 hurt in Oakland mass shooting; person of interest in custody

A person of interest was taken into custody after five people were wounded in a shooting early Monday in the Oakland neighborhood on the South Side.

Officers responding to a call of a large disturbance heard gunfire nearby and found the five victims around 1:05 a.m. in the 3600 block of South Cottage Grove Avenue, according to Chicago police.

A 17-year-old boy was shot multiple times and was listed in critical condition at University of Chicago Medical Center, police said. A 33-year-old man was struck in his arm and leg and was in fair condition at the same hospital, police said.

Another 33-year-old man was also shot in the arm and leg, and a 26-year-old man was struck in the leg, police said. They were both in good condition at the University of Chicago hospital.

A 36-year-old woman was shot in the leg and was listed in good condition at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, police said.

Four guns were found at the shooting scene and a “person of interest” was taken into custody, police said.

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