Man, 22, shot in East Chatham

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A man was shot Tuesday night in the East Chatham neighborhood on the South Side.

Someone walked up and shot the 22-year-old in his abdomen about 7:05 p.m. when he got out of a vehicle in the 8500 block of South Drexel, Chicago Police said.

He was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in serious condition, police said.

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