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Man, 25, wounded in Albany Park drive-by shooting

By Sun-Times Wire

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A man was shot in a drive-by attack Friday morning in the Albany Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side.

At 1:45 a.m., someone in a gray sedan fired at the 25-year-old as he walked on a sidewalk in the 3800 block of West Lawrence, according to Chicago police. He was wounded in the right leg.

The 25-year-old brought himself to Community First Medical Center, police said. Area North detectives are investigating.

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