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Man critically wounded in 2nd downtown shooting overnight

By  David Struett
   
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A man was shot early Friday in first block of East Wacker Drive in Chicago’s Loop. | Google Streetview

A man was critically wounded in the Loop near the Chicago River early Friday in the second downtown shooting overnight.

The shooting happened about 12:40 a.m. in the first block of East Wacker Drive, according to Chicago police.

A 34-year-old man was struck in his abdomen and took himself to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in critical condition, police said.

The shooting happened minutes after a man was shot in a Streeterville parking garage. He was taken to the same hospital in critical condition.

Police haven’t commented on the circumstances of either shooting.

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