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Man, Woman Found Shot And Killed In South Austin

CHICAGO (CBS) -- A man and a woman were shot and killed in the South Austin neighborhood early Friday morning.

Police said officers responding to a shots fired report shortly after 2 a.m. from a ShotSpotter gunfire sensor near Quincy Street and Laramie Avenue, and found two people who had been shot near a vehicle.

A 30-year-old woman had suffered gunshot wounds to the body, and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

A 32-year-old man also had suffered gunshot wounds to the body, and was pronounced dead at the scene.

No one was in custody Friday morning. Area North detectives were investigating.

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