CHICAGO (Sun-Times Media Wire) -
At least eight people were shot across Chicago since Christmas Eve.
The most recent shooting happened Thursday morning in the Englewood neighborhood on the South Side.
A 29-year-old man was shot in the back about 11:20 a.m. in the 5500 block of South Shields, police said.
He was taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition, according to police.
Earlier, at 2 a.m., a man was robbed and shot in Englewood.
The 25-year-old was shot in the leg in the 6000 block of South Carpenter after he was approached by two people who announced a robbery, police said. The robbers fled with his jacket and cell phone, police said.
He was taken to St. Bernard Hospital, where his condition had stabilized.
On Wednesday, at about 11 p.m., a 23-year-old man was shot in the Pilsen neighborhood.
The man was shot in the head in the 2100 block of South Ashland, police said. He walked into Stroger Hospital, where he was listed in critical condition. Officers responding to the hospital were unable to interview him because of the nature of his injuries, police said.
About 15 minutes earlier, a man and a woman were both shot and critically injured at the 95th Street Red Line station on the South Side.'
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