Three shot at Uptown Starbucks: Boy, 12, wounded, man dead

(CBS CHICAGO) — Three people — including, a 12-year-old boy — were shot Thursday evening at a Starbucks restaurant in the Uptown neighborhood, and one person has died.

The incident occurred at the Starbucks location at Lawrence and Broadway around 8:15 p.m. Thursday. A witness tells CBS 2 he heard gunfire and saw a suspect wearing a ski mask flee the scene, running west on Lawrence.

One of the three shooting victims was a 12-year-old boy, who was shot in the groin; he was transported to Illinois Masonic Hospital, Chicago Police said.

One man was pronounced dead at the scene. A second man sustained a gunshot wound to the body; he self-transported to Weiss Hospital, police said.

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Additional details were unavailable. Police are expected to hold a news conference later Thursday.

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