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Man, 30, shot in Riverdale neighborhood

By  Matthew Hendrickson
   
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A man was shot Saturday night in the Riverdale neighborhood on the Far South Side.

The shooting happened at 7:04 p.m. in the 600 block of East 131st Street, according to Chicago Police.

The 30-year-old was shot in his right leg and was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in good condition, police said.

Additional information was not immediately available.

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