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Man wounded in drive-by shooting on Near North Side

By Tom Schuba

A man was wounded in a drive-by shooting Sunday afternoon on the Near North Side.

The 31-year-old was walking at 12:21 p.m. in the 400 block of West Chicago when a light-colored sedan pulled up and someone inside fired shots, striking him in the leg, according to Chicago Police.

He was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in good condition, police said.

No one was in custody as Area North detectives investigated the shooting.

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