News Crime Humboldt Park

Man wounded in Humboldt Park shooting

By Sun-Times Wire

A man was shot in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on the West Side early Saturday.

The 20-year-old was shot in the right hand about 4:40 a.m. in the 1400 block of North Spaulding, police said.

He was taken to Norwegian American Hospital in good condition, police said.

No further details were immediately available.

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