Man shot during carjacking in Roseland

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A man was shot multiple times during a carjacking Friday afternoon in the Roseland neighborhood on the Far South Side.

The 45-year-old was the victim of a vehicular hijacking about 1:30 p.m. in the 200 block of East 109th Street, according to Chicago Police.

He was driving with three other males in the vehicle when they showed at least one handgun and took his vehicle, police said. During the incident, he suffered gunshot wounds to the groin, left hand, left foot and a graze wound to the chest.

He was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where his condition was stabilized, police said.

The vehicle was later found abandoned in the 2500 block of East 97th Place, police said.

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