Woman, 42, wounded in South Chicago shooting

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Chicago police investigate the scene where a woman was shot multiple times, Friday night, in the 8600 block of South Buffalo, in the South Chicago neighborhood. | Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times

A woman was seriously wounded in a drive-by shooting Friday night in the South Chicago community area.

She was standing outside in the 8500 block of South Buffalo Avenue when a gray Buick Regal drove past and someone inside fired shots, Chicago police.

The woman, 42, was struck in her head and taken at 10:30 p.m. to the University of Chicago Medical Center, police said.

Area South detectives are investigating, police said. No arrests have been made.

Chicago police investigate the scene where a woman was shot multiple times, Friday night, in the 8500 block of South Buffalo, in the South Chicago neighborhood. | Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times

Chicago police investigate the scene where a woman was shot multiple times, Friday night, in the 8500 block of South Buffalo, in the South Chicago neighborhood. | Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times

Chicago police investigate the scene where a woman was shot multiple times, Friday night, in the 8500 block of South Buffalo, in the South Chicago neighborhood. | Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times

Chicago police investigate the scene where a woman was shot multiple times, Friday night, in the 8500 block of South Buffalo, in the South Chicago neighborhood. | Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times

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