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Man seriously wounded in Humboldt Park shooting

By  Mitchell Armentrout
   
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A 51-year-old man was shot and seriously wounded in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on the West Side Thursday night.

The man was involved with an argument with two males at 7:53 p.m. when he was shot in the face in the 3100 block of West Ohio, police said.

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

Police said the shooting may be narcotics-related.

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