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An unidentified man was fatally wounded overnight in a double shooting that injured a 38-year-old man in the Loop, Chicago police said.

Shortly after 2:30 a.m., two victims were discovered outside with gunshot wounds in the first block of East Lake Street, police said.

Workers clean up drops of blood along Lake Street near State Street following an early morning fatal shooting at State and Lake, Oct. 28, 2026, in Chicago.(Antonio Perez/baiduhai)
Workers clean up drops of blood along Lake Street near State Street following an early morning fatal shooting at State and Lake, Oct. 28, 2026, in Chicago.(Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

An unidentified male suffered gunshot wounds to his body, and was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. A 38-year-old man suffered a wound to the right leg, and was also taken to the same hospital, where he was listed in fair condition, police said.

No one was in custody for the double shooting and detectives are investigating the circumstances leading up to the fatal attack.