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Woman shot while exiting vehicle in Austin

By  Reema Amin
   
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A woman is in critical condition after a shooting Saturday night in the West Side Austin neighborhood.

The woman, 28, was exiting the passenger side of a vehicle in the 700 block of North Lavergne at 10:10 p.m. when a male walked up and fired shots, police said.

She was shot in the cheek and taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition, police said.

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