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2 men critically hurt in Humboldt Park gas station shooting

The men shooting happened Monday night in the 3600 block of West Grand Avenue.

By Sun-Times Wire

A Chicago police SUV.

Two men were critically wounded in a shooting Monday night in Humboldt Park on the West Side.

The men were standing at a gas station in the 3600 block of West Grand Avenue when someone approached and opened fire about 9:15 p.m., Chicago police said.

A 25-year-old man was struck in the abdomen and right leg, and a 24-year-old man suffered gunshot wounds to the groin and right leg, police said. Both were taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition.

There was no one in custody.

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