2 women killed, 3 children critically hurt in Chicago South Side shooting, police say

CHICAGO (CBS) — Two women were killed, and three children were critically hurt after a mass shooting in the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood Thursday morning, according to Chicago police. 

Deputy Chief Don Jerome said around 6:15 a.m. officers responded to an alert of shots fired in the 7100 block of South Woodlawn Avenue. Upon arrival, officers found five people shot.

The victims — two women, 22 and 42, and three boys, ages 5, 7, and 8 — all suffered gunshot wounds and were given first aid by the officers.