Man wounded in Uptown shooting

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A man was wounded in a shooting Wednesday night in the North Side Uptown neighborhood.

The 18-year-old was standing on the street in the 1200 block of West Ainslie at 10:20 p.m. when a dark SUV drove past and someone inside shot him in the left leg, according to Chicago Police.

He was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in good condition, police said.

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