Man critically wounded in Gresham shooting

He was shot in his head and chest Monday morning in the 8600 block of South Halsted Street.

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A man was in critical condition after he was shot Monday morning in Gresham on the South Side.

He was shot in his head and chest about 8:35 a.m. in the 8600 block of South Halsted Street, according to preliminary information from Chicago police.

Paramedics took a man in his 30s to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where he was in critical condition, Chicago fire spokesman Larry Merritt said.

Additional details weren’t immediately available.

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