Man injured in apparent self-inflicted shooting on West Side

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A man has been charged with disorderly conduct after apparently shooting himself Friday evening in the West Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side.

Kendrick Hackler, 21, shot himself in the ankle in the 4000 block of West Gladys about 8 p.m., according to Chicago Police. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in good condition.

He was later charged with disorderly conduct and filing a false police report, both felonies, police said. He was ordered held Saturday on a $10,000 bond, and is next scheduled to appear in court on Tuesday.

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