Man shot in Englewood

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The 24-year-old man was shot in the left arm early Monday in the Englewood neighborhood on the South Side.

About 12:26 a.m., the man was driving south in the 5800 block of South Laflin when a male got out of a red car nearby and fired shots, according to Chicago Police.

The victim drove himself to St. Bernard Hospital where his condition was stabilized, police said.

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