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Two Teen Girls Among Five People Wounded in Shootings Overnight

July 23, 2014 8:35am | Updated July 23, 2014 8:35am
Among those shot overnight were two girls, a 15-year-old in North Lawndale and a 17-year-old in Pilsen, police said.
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CHICAGO — Five people were wounded overnight in shootings on the West and South sides, police said.

In the most recent shooting, a 17-year-old girl was shot in her head in Pilsen.

Around 10:45 p.m., a 27-year-old man was shot in an alley in Woodlawn.

A 19-year-old woman and 15-year-old girl were shot in North Lawndale a half hour earlier. They were on a porch in the 3800 block of West Arthington Street with a group of people when a car drove past and someone inside opened fire, grazing both teens, Greer said.

The 19-year-old was struck in her leg and the 15-year-old was struck in her cheek. Both women were taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in stable condition. No one is in custody for the shooting, which occurred around 10:15 p.m. Tuesday, Greer said.

Earlier, a 23-year-old man was shot in his back in West Englewood.

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