Man, woman shot in Washington Park

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Two people were shot Sunday afternoon in the South Side Washington Park neighborhood.

The shooting, which may have been a drive-by, happened at 5:50 p.m. in the 200 block of East 58th Street, police said.

A 31-year-old man was shot in the right leg and was taken to Stroger Hospital, where his condition had stabilized. A woman, 44, suffered a graze wound to the shoulder and was treated at the scene, police said.

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