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Man shot in West Englewood

By  Reema Amin
   

A man was seriously wounded in a shooting in the West Englewood neighborhood on the South Side Wednesday night.

The 18-year-old was walking on the sidewalk in the 6800 block of South Hoyne about 10:40 p.m. when a dark colored sedan drove past and someone inside fired shots, police said. The man was shot in the upper back.

He was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in serious condition.

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