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Man shot in back in West Lawn

By Nader Issa

A man was shot in the back early Saturday in the West Lawn neighborhood on the Southwest Side.

The 24-year-old was in a car about 2:40 a.m. in the 6100 block of South Kildare Avenue when a white vehicle drove up and a person fired shots from inside, according to Chicago Police.

He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition, police said.

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