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Man ‘critical’ after being shot multiple times in Austin

By Jordan Owen

A 31-year-old man was hospitalized in critical condition after being shot multiple times in the torso Wednesday morning in Austin.

After being shot in the 5800 block of West West End around 8:30 a.m., he was dropped off at West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, then transferred to Stroger Hospital, police said.

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