Woman shot while riding in vehicle in Hyde Park

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A woman was shot late Tuesday in the Hyde Park neighborhood on the South Side.

At 11:39 p.m., the 24-year-old was a passenger in a vehicle traveling north in the 5400 block of South Shore Drive when a male fired at the vehicle from the sidewalk, according to Chicago Police. The vehicle then drove to the 1400 block of East 53rd Street, where authorities were called.

The woman suffered gunshot wounds to the legs and was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, where her condition was stabilized, police said.

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