2 men shot while walking past vigil in a park in Austin on West Side

The men were in the 1700 block of North Mango Avenue when two people approached and fired.

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Two men were wounded, one critically, while walking past a vigil in Austin on the West Side.

The men were in the 1700 block of North Mango Avenue about 6:55 p.m., when two people approached and fired shots, Chicago police said.

A 20-year-old man was hit in the right arm, shoulder and neck, police said. He went to West Suburban Medical Center and was listed in critical condition, police said.

A 23-year-old man was struck in the left leg and taken to Loyola Medical Center in Maywood in good condition, police said.

No one was in custody, police said.

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