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2 wounded in Lawndale shooting

She was standing on a sidewalk when an SUV pulled up and someone inside fired shots.

By David Struett

A man was shot dead Oct. 22, 2020, in Chatham.

A woman and man were wounded in a shooting Friday in Lawndale on the West Side.

They was standing on a sidewalk in the 3900 block of West Lexington Street when a white SUV pulled up and someone inside fired shots, Chicago police said.

The woman, 18, was struck in the ankle about 4:35 p.m. and taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital in good condition, police said.

A 23-year-old man showed up to the same hospital with a gunshot wound to his body, police said.

Area North detectives are investigating.

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