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Man, 18, critical after Marquette Park shooting

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Chicago Police investigate in the 7100 block of South Washtenaw, after an 18-year-old man was shot in the abdomen. | Network Video Productions

An 18-year-old man was shot and critically wounded in the Marquette Park neighborhood late Sunday on the Southwest Side.

He was outside with a group of people about 9:50 p.m. in the 7100 block of South Washtenaw when someone in a car opened fire, according to Chicago Police.

The man was shot in the abdomen and taken in critical condition to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn.

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