Man shot in West Englewood

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A man was shot in the West Englewood neighborhood Tuesday night.

The 29-year-old was on a rear porch of a building in the 6900 block of South Throop about 9:30 p.m. when a male in an alley shot him in both legs, police said.

He was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn where his condition stabilized, police said.

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