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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
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Man critically wounded in South Austin drive-by

A man was shot and critically wounded Sunday morning on the Northwest Side. | Sun-Times file photo

A man was shot and critically wounded Sunday morning in a drive-by in South Austin on the Northwest Side.

The 33-year-old was on the sidewalk about 12:40 a.m. in the 700 block of North Leamington Avenue when someone in a passing vehicle opened fire, striking him in the arm and torso, Chicago police said.

He was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was in critical condition, police said.

No one was in custody.

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