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Woman shot in Avalon Park

She was on the sidewalk in the 8000 block of South Dorchester Avenue when someone approached her and opened fire, police said.

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Two armed robberies were reported in Bronzeville on the South Side.

A woman was shot Aug. 2019 in Avalon Park on the South Side.

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A 43-year-old woman was injured when she was shot Tuesday in Avalon Park on the South Side.

She was on the sidewalk about 8:21 p.m. in the 8000 block of South Dorchester Avenue when someone approached her and opened fire, Chicago police said.

The woman was hit in the stomach, and her condition was stabilized at the University of Chicago Medical Center, police said.

No arrests have been made as Area South detectives investigate.

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