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Man shot on Lake Shore Drive in Lincoln Park

The man, 20, was a passenger in a car when someone in a dark-colored sedan opened fire in the 2400 block of North Lake Shore Drive, police said.

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A man was shot and wounded on Lake Shore Drive on the North Side.

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A man was shot and wounded Friday morning while riding on Lake Shore Drive in Lincoln Park.

The man, 20, was a passenger in a car when someone in a dark-colored sedan opened fire in the 2400 block of North Lake Shore Drive about 12:30 a.m., Chicago police said.

He was hit in the left arm and taken to Illinois Masonic Medical Center in fair condition, police said.

No one was in custody.

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