3 Young Men Shot With Rifle In Evanston: Police

EVANSTON, IL — Three young men were shot in the area of Howard Street and Custer Avenue on the Chicago-Evanston border Thursday afternoon, police said. The men were riding in a red SUV on Custer when they were struck by gunfire around 3 p.m., police said. All three suffered non-life threatening gunshot wounds and were expected to survive after the SUV crashed into a pole.

The victims were taken to St. Francis Hospital, where they were in various conditions, ranging from good to critical, according to Cmdr. Ryan Glew. Their precise ages and residences were not immediately known, but police are investigating it as a gang-related shooting.

Glew said the men, all of whom were known to police from previous interactions, were believed to have been targeted with a rifle of an undetermined type.

No one was in custody as a result of the incident. Police are looking for a silver vehicle believed to have been involved in the shooting that fled westbound.

The intersection of Howard Street and Custer/Damen was expected to remain closed through the evening rush hour for the investigation. The shooting began in Evanston, although the SUV came to a rest over the border in Chicago, Glew said.