Two wounded in West Garfield Park shooting

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An 18-year-old man and a 50-year-old woman were wounded in a shooting Tuesday morning in the West Garfield Park neighborhood.

The man was walking in the 400 block of South Kostner at 8:43 a.m. when a vehicle drove up and someone inside fired shots, according to Chicago Police.

He was shot in the left leg and took himself to Stroger Hospital, where he was listed in good condition, police said.

A 50-year-old woman also suffered a graze wound to the abdomen and was taken in good condition to Mount Sinai Hospital, police said.

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