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Shooting inside Austin business leaves woman dead, 4 others wounded

A 19-year-old woman was killed and four others were wounded in a shooting inside an Austin business early Sunday morning, according to police.

Authorities said the victims were inside a business just after 1 a.m. in the 5300 block of West Madison Street when an unknown perpetrator opened fire on the group before fleeing the scene in an unknown direction.

  • A 19-year-old woman was struck in the head was pronounced dead at the scene.
  • A 20-year-old woman sustained a graze wound to the face and a gunshot wound to the left leg and was taken to Rush Hospital in good condition.
  • A 19-year-old woman was struck in the left ankle and was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in good condition.
  • A 17-year-old girl sustained a gunshot wound to the right leg and was taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition.
  • A 16-year-old girl sustained a gunshot wound to the right foot and was taken to Stroger Hospital in good condition.

Police said the circumstances surrounding the shooting are currently unknown and a suspect is not in custody.

The shooting is under investigation by Area Four detectives.

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