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Man shot in West Pullman

By Ashlee Rezin

A man was shot Thursday evening in the West Pullman neighborhood on the Far South Side.

The man, 35, was shot in the right ankle at 6:22 p.m. in the 400 block of West 118th Street, according to Chicago Police. He was standing outside when two unknown males in hoodies opened fire and ran away.

He was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where his condition was stabilized, police said.

The shooting appears to be narcotics-related, a police source said.

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