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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Carly Behm

1 killed, 2 wounded in Austin drive-by

One man who was shot in the head and chest was pronounced dead at Stroger Hospital Oct. 21, 2019. | Getty File Photo

Three men were shot, one fatally, Monday in Austin on the West Side, according to police.

They were standing on the sidewalk about 12:05 a.m. in the 5500 block of West North Avenue when someone in a vehicle unleashed gunfire, Chicago police said.

A 24-year-old man was shot in the head and chest, police said. He was pronounced dead at Stroger Hospital.

The Cook County medical examiner’s office hasn’t released details about his death.

A second man, 31, was struck in the leg, and his condition was stabilized at West Suburban Medical Center, police said. A 29-year-old man was taken to Community First Medical Center with a gunshot wound to the hand. His condition was stabilized.

No one is in custody as Area North detectives investigate.

Read more on crime, and track the city’s homicides.

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