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Man shot in Lawndale

By Sara Freund

A man was shot early Sunday morning in the Lawndale neighborhood on the West Side.

About 2:55 a.m., the 35-year-old man was shot in the left leg in the 3000 block of West Arthington, according to Chicago Police.

The man was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in good condition and was being “uncooperative” with investigators, police said.

Additional details were not immediately available.

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