60-year-old man wounded by stray bullet in Humboldt Park

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A 60-year-old man was wounded by a stray bullet during an exchange of gunfire between two vehicles in the Humboldt Park neighborhood Wednesday night.

Occupants of two vehicles were shooting at each other about 9:45 p.m. in the 800 block of North Central Park, police said. The man, who was walking on the sidewalk at the time, was hit in the right arm by a stray bullet.

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

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