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48-year-old man grazed in chin in Austin shooting

By Jake Wittich

A 48-year-old man was grazed in a shooting early Sunday in the West Side Austin neighborhood.

He was standing on a corner about 1:55 a.m. in the 4700 block of West Madison when he heard a shot and felt pain in his chin, according to Chicago Police.

The man took himself with a graze wound to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, police said. He was in good condition.

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