Man shot during South Loop robbery

The man was walking in the first block of West Roosevelt Road when two gunmen approached and demanded his wallet.

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A man was shot during a robbery Sunday evening in the South Loop.

The man, 18, was walking in the first block of West Roosevelt Road when two gunmen approached and demanded his wallet, Chicago police said.

He handed over the wallet and was shot by one of the robbers, police said.

He went to NorthShore Glenbrook Hospital and was listed in fair condition, police said.

No one was in custody.

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