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Man shot in Gold Coast drive-by

By Sun-Times Wire

A man suffered a graze wound in a drive-by shooting early Wednesday in the Gold Coast neighborhood.

The 31-year-old man was driving southbound in the 1000 block of North Lake Shore Drive at about 1:35 a.m. when a gray Ford Mustang drove past him and someone inside opened fire, police said.

The man suffered a graze wound and refused medical treatment.

Further details were not available.

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