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Man shot, seriously wounded on Northwest Side

By Mitchell Armentrout

A man was seriously wounded in an Albany Park neighborhood drive-by shooting early Friday on the Northwest Side.

About 3 a.m., the 33-year-old was walking in the 3300 block of West Cullom when someone opened fire from a dark-colored vehicle, according to Chicago Police.

The man was shot in the back and taken to Illinois Masonic Medical Center in serious condition, police said.

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