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Woman shot in Humboldt Park

By  Simone Alicea
   
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A 23-year-old woman was shot in the leg near Lawndale and Hirsch early Monday. | Network Video Productions

A 23-year-old woman was shot in the leg in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on the West Side early Monday.

The woman was standing in front of her boyfriend’s car at 1:05 a.m. in the 1400 block of North Lawndale Avenue when a male approached and opened fire, Chicago Police said.

Her boyfriend took her to Norwegian American Hospital where her condition was stabilized. She was then transferred to Stroger Hospital, police said.

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