Man shot in leg in West Garfield Park

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A man was shot in his leg early Sunday in the West Garfield Park neighborhood.

The 34-year-old man was standing on the sidewalk with a relative in the 4300 block of West Maypole at 12:45 a.m. when a male walked up, pulled out a gun and opened fire, police said.

He was shot in the right leg and driven by an acquaintance to Stroger Hospital, where his condition stabilized, police said.

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