Person suffers graze wound in East Garfield Park shooting

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A male suffered a graze wound in a shooting Tuesday afternoon in the East Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side.

The male, whose age was not immediately known, suffered a graze wound to the left leg at 2:45 p.m. in the 200 block of North Sacramento, according to Chicago Police.

Police said he refused medical attention and is being uncooperative.


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