Drive-by shooter critically injures 2 people on West Woodlawn street, police say

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Two people were critically injured in a South Side drive-by shooting on Friday morning, Chicago police said.

Police said the shooting happened in the West Woodlawn neighborhood's 6400-block of South Eberhart Avenue just before noon.

ABC7 Chicago is now streaming 24/7. Click here to watch A 34-year-old man and a female, whose age was not immediately known, were on the street when a vehicle pulled up, and someone inside fired shots, police said.

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The female victim, shot in the head, was taken to the same hospital in critical condition.

Area One detectives are investigating. Authorities did not immediately provide additional information about the shooting.

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