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Man In Parked Van Caught In Crossfire During Shooting In South Austin

CHICAGO (CBS)-- An innocent bystander was caught in the cross-fire of a shooting in South Austin Monday night.

Chicago police said someone in a Dodge Charger, driving near Jackson Boulevard and Cicero Avenue just after 11:45 p.m., opened fire on a passing car.

The offenders missed and instead shot a 36-year-old man in the head as he sat in a nearby parked van.

He was taken to a local hospital in critical condition.

The shooter also hit the windshield of another passing car, causing its driver to crash into a light pole.

Police are searching for the shooter.

 

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