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Man shot in Park Manor

By Daniel Brown

A man was shot early Wednesday in the Park Manor neighborhood on the South Side.

The 19-year-old was walking on the sidewalk in the 7100 block of South King Drive about 1:10 a.m. when someone in a black SUV shot him in the left thigh, according to Chicago Police.

He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where his condition was stabilized, police said.

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