Police: 1 dead, 1 hurt in Austin shooting

One man was killed and another injured in a shooting in the Austin neighborhood late Saturday, police said.

The shooting happened about 11:30 p.m. in the 0 to 100 block of South Parkside Avenue, wounding two men in their late teens or early 20s, police News Affairs Officer Ron Gaines said.

One man was unresponsive at the scene, while the other is in “stable” condition waiting to be taken to an area hospital, Gaines said.

The Cook County Medical Examiner’s office could not immediately confirm the death.
Area North detectives are investigating.

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