Eight people were shot, three fatally, Monday afternoon during a "social gathering" at a residence in Chicago's Gage Park neighborhood, a police official said.
Chicago Police Chief of Patrol John Hein said that the shooting happened while a social gathering was taking place.
Police investigate multiple shootings in Chicago's Gage Park neighborhood on Monday.
NBC ChicagoThe victims, four men and four women, are 20 to 35 years old, Hein said.
All of the deceased were men, Hein said.
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