Man, 19, shot in Humboldt Park

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Police investigate the scene of a shooting that left a 19-year-old man wounded early Wednesday in the 3800 block of West Chicago | Justin Jackson/Sun-Times

A 19-year-old man was wounded in a shooting early Wednesday in the Humboldt Park neighborhood on the West Side.

He was standing outside when a vehicle drove up and someone inside began firing shots, striking him in the back at 1:33 a.m. in the 3800 block of West Chicago, 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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