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Man Dead, Four Wounded In Austin Shooting

 The shooting occurred around 6 p.m. Saturday, police said.
The shooting occurred around 6 p.m. Saturday, police said.
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CHICAGO — A 21-year-old man is dead and four others were wounded after a shooting in Austin Saturday night.

Around 6 p.m. Saturday, someone opened fire upon the group in a possible drive-by in the 900 block of North Massasoit Avenue, said Officer Hector Alfaro, a Chicago police spokesman.

Jaquan Hardy, of the 5800 block of West Augusta Avenue, was pronounced dead at West Suburban Hospital at 8:21 p.m. Saturday, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office.

A 43-year-old woman was also shot in her left leg in the attack. A 26-year-old man was shot in the thigh and foot, a 53-year-old man was shot in the stomach and thigh, and a 33-year-old man was shot in the foot. The four victims were taken to West Suburban Hospital, where their condition stabilized, Alfaro said.

No one is in custody for the shooting.

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