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Man injured in Austin drive-by shooting

By  Sun-Times staff
   
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A man was injured Friday night in a drive-by shooting in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side.

The 23-year-old was on a basketball court about 11:55 p.m. in the 1300 block of North Laramie when a grey vehicle drove by and someone inside fired shots, police said.

The man was shot in the right leg and walked into West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, where his condition had stabilized, police said.

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