2 critically wounded in Chicago Lawn shooting

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Two people were wounded in a shooting Sunday night in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood on the Southwest Side.

The man and the woman, both 18 years old, were shot about 10:15 p.m. in the 6800 block of South Talman, according to Chicago Police. They were walking when someone fired multiple shots at them from a black SUV.

The man suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was taken in critical condition to Holy Cross Hospital, police said. The woman was shot in the left arm and also taken to Holy Cross, where her condition was stabilized. They were both later transferred to Mount Sinai Hospital.

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