A Cook County corrections officer and a woman were wounded after shots from a pickup truck were fired in their direction early Monday on Chicago's Near South Side, officials said.
According to authorities, the incident occurred just before 1 a.m. in the 100 block of East Cermak near Wabash.
According to Chicago police, the victims were standing on the sidewalk near a nightclub when someone in a pickup truck fired shots in their direction. A woman, 27, was transported to a nearby hospital in fair condition with graze wounds to the face and legs.
The other victim, a 31 year old Cook County corrections officer, was struck in the back and arms. He self-transported to a nearby hospital in serious condition, officials say.
It's unclear if the corrections officer was on duty.
No one was in custody and officials are investigating, police say.
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