Four of five victims of Wheeling drive-by shooting released from hospitals

Four of the five victims of a drive-by shooting Saturday have been released from local hospitals, while the fifth person, who was in critical condition, is improving, Wheeling Police Deputy Chief Al Steffen said.

Meanwhile, no one has been taken into custody, Steffen said.

"The focus continues to be on the altercation preceding the gunfire," he added.

The victims are cooperating with police, officials said.

Police were called to the 800 block of Fletcher Drive around 5 a.m.

Police said the shooting appears to be connected to an earlier fight at a restaurant in Prospect Heights. One group involved in the disagreement returned to the home on Fletcher, and the house later was fired upon by suspects from outside the residence, police said.

The injured range in age from 28 to 30 years old.

The last of the injured who remains hospitalized now is communicative but has a better prognosis than initially thought, Steffen said.