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CHICAGO - A man was shot and critically wounded while riding in a car Monday morning in the East Garfield Park neighborhood.
The 21-year-old was riding in the backseat of a car around 11:34 a.m. in the 700 block of North Pulaski Road when someone on foot started shooting, police said.
The man suffered a gunshot wound to the back and was taken to Stroger Hospital where he was listed in critical condition, police said. No other injuries were reported.
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No one is in custody as Area Four detectives investigate.
Orr Academy is located on the same block where the shooting occurred.
Police officers near Orr Academy heard the gunfire and responded to the shooting, according to police radio traffic.
Officials at Orr Academy said all students were safe and that parents would be allowed to pick up their children early Monday. There will be additional security at the end of the day, the school said on Twitter.
Sun-Times Media Wire contributed to this report.