Man killed, woman critically wounded in Grand Boulevard shooting

The man, 23, suffered a gunshot wound to the chest and was transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center where he was later pronounced dead.

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A man was killed and a woman critically wounded in a shooting June 12, 2022, in Grand Boulevard.

A man was killed and a woman critically wounded in a shooting June 12, 2022, in Grand Boulevard.

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A man was killed and a woman critically wounded in a shooting early Sunday morning in Grand Boulevard on the South Side.

Just before 4 a.m., officers found the man and woman on the ground in the 4200 block of South State Street, Chicago police said.

Vincent J. Barnes, 23, suffered a gunshot wound to the chest and was transported to the University of Chicago Medical Center where he was later pronounced dead, police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office said.

The woman, 32, was struck in the lower back and taken to the same hospital in critical condition, police said.

The pair did not provide any details on the incident.

There was no one in custody.

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