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Man wounded in South Side shooting

By Sun-Times Wire

A man was wounded in a shooting late Saturday on the South Side.

About 11:50 p.m., the 21-year-old was sitting in the front passenger seat of a vehicle in the 1800 block of South Western when someone in a gray SUV fired shots, striking him in the right leg, according to Chicago Police.

The man later showed up at Mount Sinai Hospital, where his condition was stabilized, police said.

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