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Woman, 20, critically wounded in Woodlawn shooting

By  David Struett
   
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A police officer places an evidence marker at the scene of a shooting Monday morning in the 6400 block South Eberhart. | Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times

A woman was shot early Monday in a shooting in the Woodlawn neighborhood on the South Side.

The 20-year-old woman was standing on the sidewalk talking to someone when a black Pontiac Grand Prix drove by and someone inside fired a single shot, striking her in the neck in the 6400 block of South Eberhart Avenue, according to Chicago Police said.

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She ran toward a nearby home and collapsed, police said. She was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition.

She was taken to University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition, police said.

Further details were not immediately available.

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A police officer pushes back the crime scene where a woman was shot Monday morning in the 6400 block of Eberhart. | Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times

A police officer pushes back the crime scene where a woman was shot Monday morning in the 6400 block of Eberhart. | Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times

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