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Woman grazed by bullet in Lawndale shooting

Standing outside, a 44-year-old woman heard gunshots and felt pain, police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

A woman was hospitalized when she was shot Nov. 30, 2019 in Cottage Grove Heights.

A woman was injured Sunday when she was grazed by a bullet in Lawndale on the West Side.

The woman, 44, was standing outside at about 7:10 p.m. in the 1400 block of South Sawyer Avenue when she heard gunshots and felt a pain, Chicago police said.

She was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital and treated for a grazed gunshot wound to the left arm, police said. She is in good condition.

Area Central detectives are investigating the shooting.

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