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A 2-year-old boy and a man were critically injured Tuesday evening in a shooting in West Humboldt Park, according to police.

The child and a 32-year-old man were in front of a home in the 1500 block of North Tripp Avenue shortly before 7:30 p.m. when a dark-colored vehicle pulled up. Someone inside the vehicle got out, pulled out a gun and fired shots, police said.

Evidence technicians examine two motorbikes and a tricycle at the scene where a 2-year-old boy was shot in the leg and a 32-year-old man was shot in the face July 13, 2021, in the 1500 block of North Tripp Avenue in the West Humboldt Park neighborhood.
Evidence technicians examine two motorbikes and a tricycle at the scene where a 2-year-old boy was shot in the leg and a 32-year-old man was shot in the face July 13, 2021, in the 1500 block of North Tripp Avenue in the West Humboldt Park neighborhood.

The boy was shot in the left leg and the man struck in the face, according to police. Both went in a private car to Amita Health Sts. Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center, and were later taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition.

No one was in custody, and detectives were investigating.