Man critically wounded in Back of the Yards shooting

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An 18-year-old man was critically wounded Thursday evening in a shooting in the Back of the Yards neighborhood on the South Side.

He was shot multiple times — in the hand, arm and leg — at 5:59 p.m. in the 4800 block of South Throop, according to Chicago Police. He was taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition.

The circumstances of the shooting were not immediately available from police.

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