Man, 24, wounded in drive-by shooting on South Side

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A 24-year-old man was wounded in a drive-by shooting Saturday night on the South Side.

At 10:46 p.m., he was a passenger in a car in the 7500 block of South State when they drove past a gray Chrysler and shots were fired, according to Chicago Police.

The man was shot in the back and grazed in the head, police said.

The driver of the car sped off after the shooting a struck a Cook County sheriff’s office squad car, police said. No other injuries were reported.

The victim was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where his condition stabilized, police said.

No one is in custody and Area South detectives are investigating the shooting.

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