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Woman, 18, critically wounded in Austin stabbing

By Sun-Times Wire

An 18-year-old woman was critically injured in an Austin neighborhood stabbing Friday afternoon on the West Side.

About 3:30 p.m. in the first block of North Laramie, the woman got into a fight with someone who pulled a knife and stabbed her in the chest, according to Chicago Police.

She was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition, police said.

No one was in custody Friday night.

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