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Two Wounded In Edgewater Shooting

CHICAGO (STMW) -- Two men were hurt, one critically, in a shooting early Wednesday in the Edgewater neighborhood on the North Side.

Two men, 25 and 22, were on the sidewalk in the 5800 block of North Kenmore Avenue shortly after midnight when they were approached by four males who fired shots at them, police said.

The 25-year-old sustained multiple gunshot wounds to the body and was taken to Presence Saint Francis Hospital in Evanston in critical condition, police said. The 22-year-old was shot in the leg and also taken to Saint Francis, where his condition was stabilized.

A police source said both men are documented gang members.

(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2015. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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