Teen girl, 14, critically wounded in West Side drive-by shooting

The girl was standing in a vacant lot in the 3000 block of West Lexington Street about 5:20 p.m. Thursday when a vehicle drove by and someone inside opened fire.

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A 14-year-old girl was critically wounded in a drive-by shooting Thursday evening in Lawndale on the West Side.

The girl was standing in a vacant lot in the 3000 block of West Lexington Street when a vehicle drove by and someone inside opened fire about 5:20 p.m., Chicago police said.

She suffered multiple gunshot wounds to the body and was taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition, police said.

Area Four detectives are investigating.

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