The victims were in a vehicle, driving in the Wicker Park neighborhood's 1200 block of North Milwaukee Avenue, when a black Jeep SUV pulled next to them and an unknown offender fired shots at about 1:30 a.m., Chicago police said.
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The victims then crashed near 1600 West Congress Parkway and police were on the scene immediately, CPD said.
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Police said the man, 33, was shot in the abdomen. He was transported in critical condition by the Chicago Fire Department to Stroger Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
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The woman, 34, was shot in the hip and left shoulder, police said. She was transported to Stroger Hospital in critical condition.
A third person, a male passenger in the back seat of the vehicle, was taken in for questioning, police said.
A weapon was recovered in the vehicle and detectives are investigating the incident.