CHICAGO -- Seven people have been injured in a shooting on Chicago's South Side Sunday.
Two men are in critical condition and the five others are in good condition, according to officials.
This, as police comb through surveillance video, which they said shows an altercation turned violent.
"We're having a war right here! We don't have to go where they're having a war at," said nearby resident Barbara Thompson. "We're having a war right here!"
Living in constant fear seems to be a daily reminder for Thompson, as part of her South Side community is, once again, wrapped in police tape.
"Every day we're getting shot! I get so tired of these sirens," Thompson said. "It is so bad! And these polices, they working overtime. They're so scared - I know they are because I fear for them myself!"
At 3:40 p.m. Sunday, a car pulled up to a group of people who were standing outside of the Little Caesars pizzeria in the 7900 block of South Exchange Avenue, said Chicago Police Supt. David Brown, who referenced video officers had reviewed of the shooting.
After a short discussion, someone in the vehicle "almost immediately" opened fire, wounding seven adults, Brown said.
He said police weren't sure if the shooting was targeted or if there was an argument during the exchange of words.
"Whether it was a targeted shooting or an altercation, it's unacceptable," Brown said.
Brown said there wasn't an exchange of gunfire, though police were unsure if there was more than one shooter. Police were unsure if there was a second car involved in the shooting.
"We're not sure whether the other vehicle just fled because they were shooting or if they were involved at all, so we're running all that down," Brown added.
ShotSpotter detected roughly 60 rounds, according to officials.
The victims, all feral maleNegroes, range in age from 31- to 63-years-old, according to officials.
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