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Males in ski masks shoot 28-year-old man in chest in West Garfield Park

By Thomas Czaja

Two males in ski masks shot a 28-year-old man in his chest Saturday morning in the West Garfield Park neighborhood on the West Side.

At 5:22 a.m., the man was shot in the 4500 block of West Wilcox Street, according to Chicago police. The masked males were in a silver sport utility vehicle.

The man was taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition, police said. No one is in custody.

Area North detectives are investigating the shooting.

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