The shooting occurred at a liquor store on the 2500 block of East 79th Street, near East 79th Street and Essex Avenue, around 6:46 p.m.
The closest liquor store to that location is Budget Food & Liquor at 2504 East 79th Street.
Seven people were shot, two of them are dead, said police.
Five people were transported to area hospitals; with patients going to Jackson Park, Trinity, and Comer Hospitals.
The patient taken to Comer Children's Hospital is said to be 13-years-old.
CTA buses traveling in the vicinity of the shootings have been temporarily rerouted.
No further details are available.
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