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Man in critical condition after drive-by in Fernwood

By Sun-Times Wire

A drive-by attack left a man in critical condition Sunday in Fernwood on the South Side.

About 10:30 p.m., the 20-year-old was in the passenger seat of a vehicle in the 10200 block of South Wentworth Avenue when someone fired shots from a passing Audi, Chicago police said. The man was struck in the back and was taken to Stroger Hospital.

Area South detectives are investigating.

Two people were wounded in a shooting Saturday a few blocks away.

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