Man seriously wounded in Austin shooting

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A man was shot while he was walking in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side Tuesday night.

The 22-year-old was in the 5000 block of West Madison about 8:12 p.m. when someone walked up and shot him in the chest and leg, police said.

He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in serious condition, police said.

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The shooting happened in the 7100 block of South Wood Street, police said.