2 critically wounded in South Austin drive-by

Two men, 22 and 20, were walking on a sidewalk in the 5600 block of West Madison Street about 7:05 p.m. when a car pulled up alongside them and someone inside opened fire, police said.

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Two people were critically wounded in a drive-by Sunday evening in South Austin on the West Side.

The two were walking on a sidewalk in the 5600 block of West Madison Street about 7:05 p.m. when a car pulled up alongside them and someone inside opened fire, Chicago police said.

A man, 20, was shot in the left arm and taken to West Suburban Hospital in critical condition, officials said.

A second man, 22, was shot in the right arm and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was also listed in critical condition, police said.

Area detectives were investigating.

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