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Man wounded when 4 gunmen open fire in East Garfield Park

By Sun-Times Wire

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A man was shot in the arm Saturday morning when four people opened fire at him in the East Garfield Park neighborhood.

At 4:25 a.m., the group of males cornered the 25-year-old as he stood on a sidewalk in the 500 block of North Hamlin, Chicago police said.

The group began shooting at the man when he tried to run and he was struck in the arm, police said. He was taken to Stroger Hospital in good condition for treatment.

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