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At least 15 people were hurt Tuesday in a shooting near a funeral home in Chicago, police confirmed.Here are the latest updates:Update 6:12 a.m. EDT July 22: Chicago police said early Wednesday that 15 people were hurt in the shooting in the city’s Auburn Gresham neighborhood, . Authorities previously had said at least 14 people were hurt., the victims, who range in age from 21 to 65, include 10 women and five men. Six of the injured remain in serious condition, police said.Update 11:38 p.m. EDT July 21: Six of the 14 people injured were women. Two of them are 27, and at least one of them was shot in the chest, police said. A 25-year-old woman was shot in the buttocks and a 38-year-old woman was also wounded, the reported.Other victims include a 40-year-old man shot in the chest, arm and forearm. Two men, ages 32 and 22, respectively, were shot in the hand, the newspaper reported.14 people were shot Tuesday evening in the Gresham neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side and one person was in custody, authorities say. — Chicago Tribune (@chicagotribune)Update 10:16 p.m. July 21: At least six of the people who were wounded were women who sustained upper-body gunshot wounds, reported. No juveniles were shot, police said.The funeral was being held for a 31-year-old man who was fatally shot last week, according to .Chicago Police say 14 people were shot today near 79th and Carpenter. There’s one person being questioned in connection to the shooting. — Tia A. Ewing (@TIA_EWING)Update 9:57 p.m. EDT July 21: According to First Deputy Supt. Eric Carter, a black car was driving westbound on 79th Street when occupants inside began firing at the funeral, reported. People at the funeral returned gunfire, the television station reported. The car turned north on Carpenter Street and continued to fire until it crashed about midway down the block, Carter said.Update 9:48 p.m. EDT July 21: Chicago police officials said that at least 14 people were shot Tuesday near the Rhodes Funeral Home in the Auburn Gresham section on Chicago’s South Side. Victims were transported to five different hospitals.Authorities said one person was in custody, the reported.Update 9:19 p.m. EDT July 21: Officials said at least nine people were taken by ambulances from the scene, reported. Fire officials said two additional victims were found several blocks from Rhodes Funeral Home and were in the process of self-transporting, the television station reported.Arnita Geder and Kenneth Hughes told the they were home watching televisions when they heard gunshots.“We went out in the street and all we saw was bodies just laying everywhere,” Geder told the newspaper. “They were shot up everywhere.“We thought it was a war out here. It’s ridiculous all the shooting that’s going on out here, it really has to stop.”Police sources on scene tell at least 9-people in critical conditionAt least one person in custody — Charlie De Mar (@CharlieDeMar)Dozens and dozens of shell casings, neighbor said sounded like multiple weapons and didn't see return fire. Victims fell out in front of a lounge next to the funeral home, young and old, some ran and found west of here. — Peter Nickeas (@PeterNickeas)Update 8:48 p.m. EDT July 21: Officials with the Chicago Fire Department said 11 people were taken to area hospitals for treatment, reported. Fire officials did not indicate the ages and genders of the victims, the television station reported. The victims were attending a funeral at the Rhodes Funeral Home, reported.Update 8:36 p.m. EDT July 21: Officials said at least nine people were shot in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood of Chicago and were transported by ambulances, according to . The shooting occurred around 7:30 p.m., reported.Most of the victims taken to the hospital were in serious to critical condition, Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford told the .At least 9 people were shot Tuesday evening in the Gresham neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side, authorities said, citing preliminary information. — Chicago Tribune (@chicagotribune)Original report: The number of victims was not immediately known because the victims drove to hospitals or fled, reported.BREAKING: sources say 5 to 10 people shot at / near funeral home at 79th / Carpenter in Auburn Gresham. “Unsure number because vics (victims) drove to hospitals / fled.” — Brad Edwards (@tvbrad)Chicago police and fire on scene at 79th and Carpenter for multiple people shot witnesses on scene say nearly a dozen were shot at a funeral home. — Tyler LaRiviere (@TylerLaRiviere)Police have not released any further details about the shooting, including the circumstances surrounding the shooting, any details about injuries, reported.Authorities have also not said how many shooters were involved or if anyone is in custody, according to the television station.Check back for more on this developing story.Cox Media Group

At least 15 people were hurt Tuesday in a shooting near a funeral home in Chicago, police confirmed.Here are the latest updates:Update 6:12 a.m. EDT July 22: Chicago police said early Wednesday that 15 people were hurt in the shooting in the city’s Auburn Gresham neighborhood, . Authorities previously had said at least 14 people were hurt., the victims, who range in age from 21 to 65, include 10 women and five men. Six of the injured remain in serious condition, police said.Update 11:38 p.m. EDT July 21: Six of the 14 people injured were women. Two of them are 27, and at least one of them...

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