Woman shot in Lawndale

About 2:10 p.m., the woman was sitting in a vehicle in the 1100 block of South Kostner Avenue when someone fired shots, striking her in the leg and wrist, according to Chicago police.

A man was fatally shot and another wounded July 8, 2021, in Wentworth Gardens.

Authorities responded to a shooting Dec. 16, 2020, in the Lawndale neighborhood.

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A 38-year-old woman was shot Wednesday afternoon in Lawndale on the West Side.

About 2:10 p.m., the woman was sitting in a vehicle in the 1100 block of South Kostner Avenue when someone fired shots, striking her in the leg and wrist, according to Chicago police.

The woman was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital in good condition, police said.

Area Four detectives are investigating.

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