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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
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3 critically hurt in Austin shooting

Three people were critically wounded in a shooting July 31, 2021, in Austin. | Sun-Times file photo

Three people were critically wounded in a shooting Saturday morning in Austin on the West Side.

The group was standing outside about 3:50 a.m. in the 1300 block of North Massasoit Avenue when a male approached on foot and fired shots, Chicago police said.

A 29-year-old woman suffered a gunshot wound to the chest and was transported to Stroger Hospital in critical condition, police said.

Another woman, 56, was struck in the back and a man, 30, suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the legs, police said. Both were taken to Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood in critical condition, according to police.

There was no one in custody.

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