Two wounded in Austin shooting

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Two men were shot in the Austin neighborhood Tuesday afternoon.

About 3:30 p.m., the two men were shot in the 5900 block of West Augusta, police said.

They took themselves to Loretto Hospital, where both their conditions had stabilized, police said. One man, 34, was shot in the arm. The other man, 19, was shot in the leg.

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