A 3-year-old girl was grazed in the face and a man was critically wounded during a shooting that ended in a car crash on the South Side Thursday evening.

       Around 7:20 p.m., the man, 26, and the girl were in a vehicle in the first block of East 79th Street, according to Chicago police.

       Chicago police investigate the scene of a shooting in the first block of East 79th Street on Jan. 13, 2022. (Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune)

       When they pulled up alongside another vehicle, someone inside pulled out a gun and opened fire. The vehicle carrying the man and girl hit a parked car, then came to a stop.

       The man was shot in the face, and taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition, according to police.

       A bullet grazed the girl’s head, and she was taken to Comer Children’s Hospital in good condition, police said.

       Detectives were investigating.

       sfreishtat@chicagotribune.com

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