A shooting that stemmed from a fight that broke out at a birthday party killed three men and wounded five others including three women Monday afternoon in Chicago Lawn on the Southwest Side, according to Chicago police.Officers responded at 2:10 p.m. to a call of people shot at a home in the 3500 block of West 59th Street, CPD Chief of Patrol Jon Hein told reporters. The eight victims were four men and four women between the ages of 20 and 35, Hein said.Two men were found shot toward the back of the basement of the home and were pronounced dead, according to police reports obtained by the Chicago Sun-Times. A third man, 26, was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn where he later died, police said. Names of the men who died were not released. Two of the men, including the 26-year-old, were shot multiple times in the body, police said. The third man killed was shot in the head, chest, right thigh and right wrist. Witnesses told responding officers a fight broke out in the hallway of the basement when someone opened fire moments later, according to the police report. Officers found "multiple" shell casings throughout the basement floor. Hein did not provide any information about the shooter or shooters, who remain at large, and was unable to provide a potential motive. Police blocked traffic from entering the 3500 block of West St. Louis Avenue as detectives were seen entering and exiting a home. Children leaving a nearby school saw the police tape and stopped to see the scene.David Struett/Sun-Times A 27-year-old woman was shot in the head and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition, police said. A 24-year-old woman shot six times was taken to University of Chicago Medical Center in serious condition.A 31-year-old man who was shot in the abdomen and a 21-year-old woman who was shot in the groin both took themselves to University of Illinois Hospital, police said. A 25-year-old man who was shot in the thigh was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, police said. All three were in good condition.Hein didn't answer a question about whether any of the victims were recently arrived migrants in response to rumors. He said police had been called to the home before but did not elaborate. Related Murder of Oak Park Detective Allan Reddins is another line-of-duty tragedy 1 killed, 1 wounded in Chicago Lawn shooting "At this time, we have eight victims," Hein said. "We're going to solve this crime and find the individuals that are responsible for this heinous, terrible incident."Police blocked traffic from entering the 3500 block of West St. Louis Avenue as detectives were seen entering and leaving the home Monday afternoon. Children going home from a nearby school observed the police tape and stopped to watch the scene.A resident who lives on the block said he heard at least 10 gunshots followed by people running from the home, screaming. The man, El Towers, told reporters that parties are often hosted at the home. Neighbor El Towers said he heard at least 10 gunshots followed by people running from the home, screaming.David Struett/Sun-Times One woman who declined to give her name said she had walked on the block half an hour before the shooting. Several children were playing outside the home at the time, she said.“I’ve been here since 1977. This is not normal,” she said.