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An East Chicago woman is in critical condition after she was shot in Hammond Friday night.
Hammond Police responded to the area of Gostlin and Torrence streets around 11 p.m., Hammond Police Public Information Officer Lt. Rich Hoyda said Saturday. The 23-year-old woman was sitting in a vehicle in the area when she was shot multiple times by an unknown assailant.
Hoyda said in a press release the victim was seriously wounded and remains in a local hospital.
Anyone with information on the shooting is asked to contact Hammond Police Sgt. Marc Ferry at (219) 852-2991 or Sgt. Scott Jajowka at (219) 852-2989.
Michelle L. Quinn is a freelance reporter with the Post-Tribune.