Man shot in University Village

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A man was wounded in a shooting Friday morning in the University Village neighborhood on the Near West Side.

The 19-year-old was outside at 8:09 a.m. in the 1200 block of South Racine when two males fired shots at him before running away southbound, according to Chicago Police.

The victim was taken to Stroger Hospital with a gunshot wound to the leg, police said. His condition was stabilized.

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