3 wounded in South Shore shooting

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Police investigate a shooting about 11 p.m. Monday in the 7200 block of South Bennett | Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times

Three people were wounded in a shooting Monday night in the South Shore neighborhood.

The group was sitting outside on the hood of a vehicle at 10:58 p.m. in the 7200 block of South Bennett when a vehicle drove by and someone inside fired shots, according to Chicago police.

A 19-year-old man was shot in the head and was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center where he was in critical condition. An 18-year-old woman was shot in the leg and was taken to the same hospital where she was in serious condition, police said.

Police investigate a shooting about 11 p.m. Monday in the 7200 block of South Bennett | Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times

Police investigate a shooting about 11 p.m. Monday in the 7200 block of South Bennett | Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times

Another woman, 18, suffered a graze wound to he back and refused medical treatment on the scene, police said.

Area Central detectives were investigating.

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