Man wounded in North Lawndale shooting

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A man was wounded in a shooting late Saturday in the North Lawndale neighborhood on the Southwest Side.

The 26-year-old man was walking in the 3300 block of West 13th Street about 11:25 p.m. when he was approached by several males and shots were fired, according to Chicago Police.

He suffered a gunshot wound to the shoulder and took himself to Saint Anthony Hospital, where his condition was stabilized, police said.

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