Man wounded in Austin drive-by

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A man was wounded in a drive-by shooting in the Austin neighborhood early Saturday.

The 29-year-old was walking in the 100 block of North Leamington shortly before 3 a.m. when someone in a passing vehicle shot him in both legs and the groin area, police said.

He was taken to Stroger Hospital where his condition had stabilized, police said.


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