Man shot in Gresham waits 2 days before going to hospital

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A man shot in his fingers Tuesday in the South Side Gresham neighborhood waited days before seeking medical attention.

The 34-year-old walked out a store about 2 p.m. in the 7900 block of South Paulina Street when someone shot at him, Chicago Police said.

He was hit in a finger and his thumb, but waited until Thursday to go to Little Company of Mary Hospital, police said.

Area South detectives were investigating the shooting.

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