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A woman is in critical condition after a crash with a semi Tuesday in Austin on the West Side.
The 19-year-old was driving north about 10:30 p.m. in the 700 block of South Laramie Avenue when she didn’t stop at a red light and was struck by a semi that was turning left onto Laramie, Chicago police said.
The woman was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition, police said. No other injuries were reported.
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Seven people were shot, two fatally, Wednesday in Chicago including a 32-year-old man who was fatally shot in Austin on the West Side.
The man was arguing with someone about 6:55 p.m. in an alley in the 100 block of North Lotus Avenue, when the other person shot him in the head, Chicago police said. He was transported to Mt. Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The Cook County medical examiner’s office has not yet released information on the fatality.
Earlier in the day a man was shot and killed in Austin on the West Side. A gunman in a black Jeep fired shots at the man as he stood on a sidewalk in the 5500 block of West Corcoran Place, according to police. The man, 25, was shot about 1 p.m. and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
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11 shot, 3 fatally, Monday across Chicago
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Austin on the West Side, police said.
The 25-year-old was shot in the leg and head during an argument about 7:30 p.m. in the 5500 block of West Chicago Avenue, Chicago police said. He was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The Cook County medical examiner’s office hasn’t released details on his death.
Hours prior
two men were fatally shot in West Pullman on the Far South Side. They were on the sidewalk about 5:30 p.m. in the first block of East 119th Street, when they heard shots and felt pain, police said. One man, 20, was pronounced dead on the scene. The other man, 22, was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn where he was later pronounced dead. The Cook County medical examiner’s office has not yet released information on the fatalities.
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