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Teen critically wounded in McKinley Park shooting

The 17-year-old was driving north in the 3700 block of South Ashland Avenue when someone in a silver sedan opened fire, striking him in the neck, police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

Four people were wounded in a shooting July 1, 2022, in West Garfield Park. — A teen was shot and critically wounded Jan. 10, 2022 in McKinley Park.

A teen was critically wounded in a shooting Monday morning in McKinley Park on the Southwest Side.

The 17-year-old was driving north in the 3700 block of South Ashland Avenue about 2 a.m. when someone in a silver sedan opened fire, striking him in the neck, Chicago police said.

He was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was in critical condition, police said.

No one was in custody.

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