Two shootings took place near campus within an hour of each other today, according to the University of Chicago Police Department (UCPD).

Individuals sustained gunshot wounds in both incidents. The first occurred at 6250 South Drexel Avenue, near the Harris Park Pool, at 11:30 a.m. The second occurred at 1363 East 53rd Street, in the alley adjacent to Taco Bell, at 12:20 p.m.

The victim in the South Drexel Avenue shooting, a 29-year-old man, was pronounced dead after being transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition, according to a preliminary report from the Chicago Police Department (CPD) released at 12:54 p.m.

He was approached by two individuals in a white Mercedes, per the report. The model of the vehicle was not released. The shooting is being investigated as a homicide, and the shooters have not yet been identified.

The victim in the East 53rd Street shooting, a 30-year-old man, was transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition after being shot in the chest and the wrist, according to a preliminary report from CPD released at 2:22 p.m. He was approached by an individual in a Toyota Corolla while walking in an alley, per the report, which did not note the vehicle’s color. CPD is aware of the alleged shooter’s identity.

Today’s shootings were the second and third in the vicinity of UChicago since the beginning of 2026, according to UCPD reports. Another off-campus shooting took place on March 16, during the University’s spring break.

This is a developing story.