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1 Killed, 2 Wounded In Washington Park Drive-By Shooting

CHICAGO (CBS) -- One man was killed and two others were wounded in a drive-by shooting outside a grocery store Saturday evening in the Washington Park neighborhood.

Chicago police said the victims were standing on the sidewalk on the 5500 block of South Michigan Avenue around 7:30 p.m., when people in two passing vehicles -- a gray Jeep and a blue Acura -- started shooting.

All three victims were taken to University of Chicago Medical Center. A 46-year-old man who was shot in the back was pronounced dead at the hospital. He is identified as Johnnie Williams.

A 30-year-old man who was shot in the head was listed in critical condition. A 50-year-old man who was shot in the arm was listed in good condition.

No one has been taken into custody.

Area One detectives were investigating.

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