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Two men shot in Woodlawn

By  Reema Amin
   
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Two men were shot Tuesday night in the Woodlawn neighborhood on the South Side.

The men, ages 20 and 26, were shot in the 6000 block of South Champlain at 8:51 p.m., police said.

The 20-year-old was shot twice in the abdomen and taken to Stroger Hospital. The other man was shot in the back and taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Both their conditions were stabilized, police said.

Both men have documented gang ties and were not cooperating with investigators, police said.

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