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CTA Bus Swerves to Avoid Gun Fire That Wounded 2

Two people were shot and seriously wounded Thursday evening in the Park Manor neighborhood on the South Side. Lauren Petty reports.

Two people were shot and seriously wounded Thursday evening in the Park Manor neighborhood on the South Side.

About 7:15 p.m., they were outside in the 600 block of East 71st Street when an unknown male got out of a dark-colored SUV and opened fire, according to Chicago Police.

A 48-year-old woman was shot in her head and a 40-year-old man was shot in his back, police said. They were both taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in serious condition.

A CTA bus pulled onto the curb to avoid the gunfire.

A passenger on the bus suffered cuts from broken glass.

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