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Man critically wounded in Little Village shooting

He was walking in the 3400 block of West 26th Street when someone in a green Dodge Charger fired several shots, police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

A man was shot and critically wounded Monday morning on the West Side.

A man was shot and critically wounded Monday morning in Little Village on the West Side.

The 22-year-old was walking in the 3400 block of West 26th Street when someone in a green Dodge Charger fired several shots about 1:10 a.m., Chicago police said.

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

No one was in custody.

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