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Man shot in the ear in South Shore

By Sun-Times Wire

A man was shot early Monday in the South Shore neighborhood.

The man, 47, was shot in the left ear about 3:30 a.m. in the 7500 block of South South Shore Drive, according to Chicago Police.

He was taken in serious condition to Northwestern Memorial Hospital, police said.

Police said the man did not provide investigators with additional details on the shooting.

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