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Woman, teenage girl injured in West Side shooting
CHICAGO - A 28-year-old woman and a 16-year-old girl were injured in a shooting in Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood Sunday morning, according to police.
Police said the two victims were in the 3300 block of West Douglas Boulevard just after 6:20 a.m. Sunday morning when a verbal altercation broke out.
The 28-year-old woman sustained a gunshot wound to the mouth and the 16-year-old girl sustained a gunshot wound to the hand.
They were both transported to Mount Sinai Hospital where their condition is unknown.
The incident is currently under investigation.
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2 dead, 4 injured in house fire on South Side
CHICAGO - A 12-year-old girl is among two people dead in a house fire that injured four others in Chicago's Auburn Gresham neighborhood, according to police.
Police said first-responders arrived at the house fire in the 8600 block of South Hermitage Avenue just before 4:00 a.m. Sunday.
Two victims, a 12-year-old girl and an adult, were transported to Little Company of Mary Hospital in critical condition and were later pronounced dead.
Four other adults, two men and two women were transported to Christ Hospital where their condition is currently unknown.
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