Police say several gunmen opened fire on a group of people standing on a Chicago sidewalk, killing one and wounding six others. Chicago police say the shooting happened yesterday along a street in the city's Bronzeville neighbourhood, about two blocks from the Chicago Police Department headquarters. A 28-year-old man who was shot in the back was pronounced dead at a hospital. Six other people were treated at hospitals with gunshot wounds to the knees, legs or buttocks.
The wounded include men and women ranging in age from 21 to 46.