Man killed, woman wounded in shooting on Chicago's South Side

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CHICAGO - Two people were shot, one fatally, on Chicago's South Side Sunday morning.

The shooting occurred in the 4200 block of South State Street.

At about 3:57 a.m., Chicago police officers responded to shots fired in the area, and found a 23-year-old man and a 32-year-old woman on the ground with gunshot wounds.

The man was shot in the chest, and the woman was shot in the lower back, police said.

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Both were transported to a local hospital in critical condition. The man was later pronounced dead.

No one is currently in custody.