Man shot during robbery attempt in Jackson Park

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A man took himself to a hospital early Monday after he was shot during an attempted robbery near Jackson Park on the South Side.

The 23-year-old was walking in the 6700 block of South Jeffery at 3:45 a.m. when two males walked up, announced a robbery and shot him, police said. Preliminary information does not indicate anything was stolen, police said.

The victim walked into St. Bernard Hospital at 3:45 a.m. with a gunshot wound to the left leg. He was in fair condition, police said.

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