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Woman shot, seriously wounded while walking with husband in Little Village

The woman with hit in the back in the 2900 block of West 25th Street when someone in a green SUV fired shots.

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Chicago police work the scene where a 42-year-old woman was critically wounded in a shooting in the 2900 block of West 25th St, in the Little Village neighborhood, Thursday, June 17, 2021. | Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times

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A woman was shot and seriously wounded while walking with her husband in Little Village Thursday night.

Someone in a green SUV fired shots about 8:40 p.m. in the 2900 block of West 25th Street and struck the 41-year-old woman in the back, Chicago police said.

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Chicago police work the scene where a 42-year-old woman was critically wounded in a shooting in the 2900 block of West 25th St, in the Little Village neighborhood, Thursday, June 17, 2021. | Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times

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She was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition, police said.

No one was in custody, according to police.

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