Newborn girl being checked at a hospital after shooting, crash in Auburn Gresham that left 2 adults wounded

About 12:15 p.m., four adults and the newborn were in a vehicle in the 7900 block of South Wood Street when someone began firing at them, hitting two people in the car, according to the Chicago police.

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Two people were wounded and three passengers were injured in a shooting and crash March 23, 2024 on the South Side.

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Two people were shot and a newborn baby girl was among three others taken to hospitals for observation after a shooting Saturday afternoon in Auburn Gresham on the South Side caused a crash.

It happened shortly after noon. Four adults and the newborn were in a car in the 7900 block of South Wood Street when someone began shooting at them and struck two of the adults, according to the Chicago police, who said their car flipped, striking two parked car.s

The police said a 40-year-old man with a gunshot wound was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in fair condition, and a 37-year-old woman, grazed in the abdomen, was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in good condition.

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