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  • Two mass shootings have left at least 19 people injured, according to initial reports.
  • A shooting in Austin, Texas, injured at least 12 people, officials said.
  • At least seven adults were shot outside the Frances Cocktail Lounge in Chicago, local media reported.
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At least 19 people were injured in mass shootings in Chicago, Illinois, and Austin, Texas, on Saturday morning, according to reports.

In downtown Austin, a shooting at a restaurant injured at least 12 people injured, officials said on Twitter.

Two people were transported to a local trauma center with critical, life-threatening injuries, according to Austin County EMS (ATCEMS). Two others were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, ATCEMS added.

At least seven adults were also shot at Frances Cocktail Lounge in the South Side of Chicago during the early hours of Saturday morning, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.

Three people were transported to hospitals in critical condition, the paper said. Another four were in a fair to serious condition, the Sun-Times added.

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