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Chicago woman shot as she slept in her apartment

CHICAGO (AP) - A Chicago woman was fatally shot as she slept in her South Side apartment.

Police say a man fired several shots into the apartment in the Washington Park neighborhood early Tuesday. Rhonda Hughes was shot in the buttocks. She was taken to Stroger Hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

Investigators are looking into whether the victim was the intended target. Authorities add it is believed it was a targeted shooting.

Police said no one is in custody.

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