22-year-old fatally shot while in car on Chicago's Near West Side

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CHICAGO - A 22-year-old was fatally shot while in a vehicle on Chicago's Near West Side Friday night.

The shooting occurred in the 2300 block of West Harrison Street.

At about 11:47 p.m., the man was a passenger in a vehicle when a red car approached and someone from inside began firing shots at him, police said.

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The victim was shot in the lower back, and was taken to the hospital in critical condition. He was pronounced dead a short time later.

No one is in custody.