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Man shot while walking in Brighton Park

By Taylor Hartz

screen_shot_2018_07_09_at_4_29_27_am_e1531128599281.png — 3000 block of West 39th Place | Google Earth

A man was shot early Monday in the Brighton Park neighborhood on the Southwest Side.

The 35-year-old was walking when a black minivan drove by and someone inside fired shots at 2:36 a.m. in the 3000 block of West 39th Place, according to Chicago Police.

He was shot in the leg and was taken to Saint Anthony Hospital where his condition stabilized.

Area Central detectives were investigating.

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