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Woman fatally shot as she stood on Chicago street

(CHICAGO) A Chicago woman standing on a sidewalk in the city’s Roseland neighborhood was shot to death when she was caught in an exchange of gunfire between two groups.

Authorities say 21-year-old Adrianna Mayes was with a toddler when she was shot Monday as she stood next to her auto on Chicago’s South Side. The toddler was not injured.

The Cook County medical examiner’s office says Mayes was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn where she was pronounced dead.

A 22-year-old man was wounded in the hand during the shooting. He was listed in good condition at a nearby hospital.

Chicago police say no arrests have been made.

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Wounded woman delivers baby after Chicago shooting

(CHICAGO) A pregnant Chicago woman who was shot in the abdomen during another violent holiday weekend in the city later delivered a nearly full-term baby boy.

The shooting Monday in the Back of the Yards neighborhood also wounded the woman’s boyfriend. A hospital spokeswoman says the woman, 23-year-old Crystal Myers, is in critical condition Tuesday. The spokeswoman could not release the infant’s condition without parental permission.

The Chicago Sun-Times reports police are investigating whether the shooting was connected to a fatal shooting Sunday in the same neighborhood.

The Chicago Police Department hasn’t released its count of Labor Day weekend shootings. The Sun-Times reports 65 people were shot, including 13 who were killed. The newspaper says eight died of 54 people who were shot during last year’s Labor Day weekend.

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