Man wounded in Woodlawn shooting

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A man was shot in the Woodlawn neighborhood on the South Side Tuesday afternoon.

The 18-year-old was walking in the 6600 block of South Drexel about 3:20 p.m. when someone in a passing vehicle shot him in the leg, police said.

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


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