Woman shot in car on Lake Shore Drive

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CHICAGO (STMW) - A 19-year-old woman was shot while riding as a passenger in a car on Lake Shore Drive Friday afternoon in Uptown.

The vehicle she was in was heading northbound near Lawrence when someone opened fire from a red four-door Kia, striking her in the right thigh, according to Chicago Police.

The driver took her to Presence Saint Francis Hospital in Evanston, where her condition was stabilized, police said.