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Man Critically Wounded In Avalon Park Shooting

CHICAGO (STMW) -- A man was critically wounded in a shooting late Sunday in the Avalon Park neighborhood on the South Side.

The man was in his vehicle in the 8000 block of South Woodlawn Avenue about 11:10 p.m. when two gunmen walked up and fired shots, police said.

The two suspects ran north after the shooting, police said.

The 25-year-old man was shot in the head and taken in critical condition to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, police said.

No one was in custody early Monday as Area South detectives investigated.

(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2013. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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