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Man wounded in Austin shooting

By Taylor Hartz

screen_shot_2018_09_06_at_2_30_35_am_e1536219064406.png — 5800 block of West North Avenue | Google Earth

A man was wounded in a shooting early Thursday in the Austin neighborhood on the Northwest Side.

The 21-year-old was walking when someone he didn’t know shot him and ran off about 12:50 a.m. in the 5800 block of West North Avenue, according to Chicago police.

He was shot in his legs and hands and was taken to Loyola University Medical Center where his condition was stabilized, police said.

Area North detectives were investigating.

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