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Woman, 21, shot in Gage Park

She was walking with a group of people when someone opened fire, police said.

By  Sun-Times Wire
   
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A child was hurt in a shooting March 18, 2022, in Cragin.

A woman was shot in the 5100 block of South Maplewood Avenue, Sept. 15, 2019, in Gage Park.

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A woman was wounded in a shooting Sunday in Gage Park on the Southwest Side.

She was walking with a group of people about 3 a.m. in the 5100 block of South Maplewood Avenue when someone approached them on foot and opened fire, Chicago police said.

The 21-year-old was hit in the abdomen and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, police said. Her condition was stabilized.

No arrests have been made. Area Central detectives are investigating.

Read more on crime, and track the city’s homicides.

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