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Man shot in attempted carjacking in West Chesterfield

The 37-year-old man was getting out of his car when two men approached, pulled out a gun and tried to steal his car.

By  Sun-Times Wire
   
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A man was shot to death in the 2000 block of South Michigan, police said.

The man, 37, was shot in the shoulder and taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn where his condition was stabilized, police said.

Sun-Times file

A 37-year-old man was shot Saturday during an attempted carjacking in West Chesterfield on the South Side.

The man was getting out of a Nissan Maxima about 3 p.m. in the 100 block of West 89th Street when two men approached him and attempted to take his car, Chicago police said.

The carjackers pulled out a weapon and fired a shot, striking the 37-year-old in the right shoulder, police said. He was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where his condition was stabilized.

Area South detectives are investigating.

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