Man seriously wounded in Austin shooting

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A 33-year-old man was shot Thursday night in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side.

He was sitting in a parked vehicle about 9:40 p.m. in the 0-100 block of North Lockwood when three males walked up to the vehicle and fired shots, according to Chicago Police.

He suffered a gunshot wound to the head and drove to West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, police said. He was transferred to Stroger Hospital in serious condition.

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