2 wounded in Austin shooting

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Two people were shot early Wednesday in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side.

At 1:44 a.m., a 16-year-old boy and 19-year-old man were walking in the 800 block of North Parkside when someone fired shots from a red van with sliding doors, according to Chicago Police.

The teenager was shot in the leg and taken in good condition to Stroger Hospital, police said. The man suffered a gunshot wound to the leg and was taken in good condition to Mount Sinai Hospital.

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