Man, woman seriously hurt in West Garfield Park shooting

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A man was critically wounded and a woman was hurt early Saturday in a West Side West Garfield Park drive-by shooting.

A group of people was standing outside at 2:34 a.m. in the 4300 block of West Wilcox when a white Jeep drove by and someone inside fired shots, according to Chicago Police.

Two people were struck, including a 26-year-old man, who was shot in the stomach and shoulder and taken to Stroger Hospital by a friend, where he was listed in critical condition, police said.

A 26-year-old woman was taken to Rush Hospital by a friend and later transported to Stroger, where she was treated for a gunshot wound to the left leg, according to police. She was in serious condition.

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