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One Killed, Another Injured In Austin Armed Robbery

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A woman was shot and killed in front of a toddler this weekend.

Another woman suffered a gunshot wound to the stomach. They were parked in a car near Lotus and Jackson in Chicago's Austin neighborhood.

One of the women was putting a small child into the car when a man with a gun walked up and opened fire. The child was not hurt.

"We just have to get tough on these blocks," said community activist Andrew Holmes. "You got a mother that lost a daughter. And this is every weekend, everyday."

The shooting also lead to a chain-reaction crash. The victim's car smashing into a sedan causing damage to two other vehicles.

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