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East Garfield Park drive-by shooting wounds 1 in arm

By  Alice Yin
   
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3800 block of West Ferdinand | Google Maps

A man was wounded in a drive-by shooting early Wednesday in the East Garfield Park neighborhood.

At 2:03 a.m., the 32-year-old was standing in the 3800 block of West Ferdinand when someone in a black sports-utility vehicle shot his right arm, according to Chicago police.

He was taken to Stroger Hospital, where his condition was stabilized, police said.

Area North detectives were investigating.

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