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Man critically wounded in Bronzeville shooting

By Sun-Times Wire

A 35-year-old man is in critical condition after being shot in the chest Saturday in Bronzeville on the South Side.

The man’s girlfriend said he entered a home in the 4200 block of South Michigan Avenue about 3:56 a.m. when he was shot, Chicago police said. He was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center.

No one is in custody, and Area Central detectives are investigating.

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