2 men killed, 3 wounded in Chicago South Side shooting

CHICAGO (AP) - A shooting on Chicago's far South Side left two men dead and three others wounded, including one who was critically injured, police said.

The shooting occurred late Sunday in the Morgan Park neighborhood when someone opened fire on a group of people gathered on a street, police said.

A 26-year-old man identified by the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office as Devonte Merrill of Country Club Hills was shot several times in the head and body, police said. He died at a hospital.

A 41-year-old man was shot in the back of the head and taken to a hospital in critical condition, police said. He was later pronounced dead.

Another 26-year-old man was shot in the head and taken to a hospital in critical condition, police said.

Two other men, ages 37 and 48, also were shot, police said.