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Man shot, wounded in Chicago Lawn

The man, 31, was driving south in the 6800 block of South Maplewood Avenue about 7:16 p.m. when he was shot in the head, police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

The man, 31, was driving south in the 6800 block of South Maplewood Avenue when he was shot in the head, police said.

A man was shot and wounded in Chicago Lawn on Monday night, Chicago police said.

The man, 31, was driving south in the 6800 block of South Maplewood Avenue about 7:16 p.m. when he was shot in the head, police said. He was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in critical condition.

No one is in custody.

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