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Man shot in leg walks into Far South Side hospital

By Jordan Owen

A man who had been shot in the leg walked into a Far South Side hospital Thursday morning.

The 29-year-old victim showed up at Roseland Community Hospital about 7 a.m. with a gunshot wound to the leg, according to Chicago Police.

He told investigators he had been shot in the 5500 block of South State Street about 1:50 a.m., police said. He was listed in good condition.

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