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Shots fired in Hyde Park; gun recovered

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No one was injured Friday afternoon when someone fired gunshots in the South Side Hyde Park neighborhood.

The shots were fired about 2:40 p.m. in the 5100 block of South Kenwood Avenue, Chicago police said. There was minimal damage to property.

Officers recovered a weapon in the 5000 block of South Woodlawn Avenue, police said. No one was in custody.

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