Man wounded in LeClaire Courts shooting

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A man was shot Monday afternoon in the LeClaire Courts neighborhood on the Southwest Side.

The 23-year-old was shot in his right leg at 2:13 p.m. in the 4500 block of South Laporte, according to preliminary information from Chicago police.

He was taken in good condition to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, police said.

Area South detectives were investigating.

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