Woman, 58, wounded in Avalon Park shooting

She was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center with a gunshot wound to her lower side, police said.

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At least 9 people were shot, two fatally, April 8, 2020, across Chicago.

A woman was shot in the 7900 block of South Avalon Avenue, Nov. 1, 2019, in Avalon Park.

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A woman was wounded in a shooting Friday in Avalon Park on the South Side. 

The 58-year-old was shot in her lower side about 12:40 p.m. in the 7900 block of South Avalon Avenue, Chicago police said. 

She was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where her condition was stabilized, police said.

Two suspects, a male and a female, were said to have run off after the shooting, police said. 

Area South detectives are investigating. 

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