Man shot in Auburn Gresham

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A man was shot as he drove through the Auburn Gresham neighborhood on the South Side early Saturday.

The 34-year-old was driving in the 8100 block of South Laflin about 12:40 a.m. when he was shot in the legs and arms, police said.

After he was shot, he drove himself to the Gresham District station at 7808 S. Halsted, police said. He was then taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where his condition stabilized.


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