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Man suffers graze wound during Irving Park shooting

By sarahtr

A man suffered a graze wound during a shooting Tuesday morning in the Northwest Side Irving Park neighborhood.

The shooting happened in the 4200 block of North Central Park about 10 a.m., police said.

A 21-year-old man suffered a graze wound to the abdomen and was taken in good condition to Illinois Masonic Medical Center, police said.

Police said the man is affiliated with a gang.

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