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Man shot in head, critically wounded in Morgan Park

By Nader Issa

screen_shot_2018_05_24_at_11_11_33_pm_e1527221543144.png — A man was shot in the head Thursday in the 11400 block of South Laflin. | Google Earth

A man was critically wounded Thursday evening in a Far South Side Morgan Park shooting.

The 21-year-old was driving about 8:55 p.m. when another car pulled up next to him in the 11400 block of South Laflin, and someone inside opened fire, Chicago Police said.

He was struck in the head, and was in critical condition at Christ Medical center in Oak Lawn.

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