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Woman, 23, wounded in West Woodlawn shooting

By Sun-Times Wire

A woman was shot while riding in a vehicle late Friday in the West Woodlawn neighborhood on the South Side.

At 11:45 p.m., someone in a black sedan pulled up next to the 23-year-old passenger in the 700 block of East 64th Street and fired a gun at her, according to Chicago police. Both her hands were shot.

The 23-year-old was taken to University of Chicago Medical Center, police said. No one is in custody.

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