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Man seriously wounded in Kenwood shooting

By  Sam Charles
   
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A man was seriously wounded in a shooting in the Kenwood neighborhood on the South Side Wednesday night.

Just after 8 p.m., the 26-year-old was shot in the back in the 4500 block of South Drexel, police said.

He was taken to Stroger Hospital in serious condition, police said.

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