Man shot in the leg in Gage Park

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A man was shot in the leg Thursday afternoon in the Gage Park neighborhood on the South Side.

The shooting happened in the 5900 block of South Western about 2:40 p.m., police News Affairs Officer Veejay Zala said.

A 27-year-old man was shot in the leg and taken to Holy Cross Hospital, where his condition stabilized.

Police said the shooting may have been a drive-by.

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