Woman, Child Shot on Chicago's South Side

A woman and a child were shot Tuesday night on the city's South Side, according to Chicago Police. 

The shooting happened around 9:10 p.m. in the 6400 block of S Martin Luther King Drive in the Parkway Gardens neighborhood, police confirmed. 

The child was taken to Comer Children's Hospital with a gunshot wound to the face, police said. The woman, believed to be 28 years old, was taken to Stroger Hospital with a gunshot wound to the temple. Information on their conditions was not immediately available. 

Further details on the circumstances leading up to the shooting were not available. 

Check back for updates on this developing story.

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