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Man shoots self in foot in Little Village

By Sun-Times Wire

A man was stabbed to death Nov. 12, 2019, in Englewood. — Sun-Times file photo

A man shot himself in the foot Wednesday afternoon in the Little Village neighborhood on the Southwest Side.

The 22-year-old suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound to a toe on his right foot about 1 p.m. in the 2800 block of West 31st, according to Chicago Police.

He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in good condition, police said.

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