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Man shot with BB gun at 79th Street Red Line station

A man was shot with a BB gun Tuesday night at a Red Line station on the South Side.

The 48-year-old was getting off a train about 11:10 p.m. at the 79th Street station, 15 W. 79th St., when someone fired the BB gun, according to Chicago Police.

The man suffered a minor injury to his neck and was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was treated and released, police said.

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