Man shot during robbery in West Town

A man, 35, was walking to his car about 12:30 a.m. in the 700 block of North Wood Street when someone exited a white sedan and demanded the man’s backpack, before shooting him in the arm, police said.

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A man was shot during a robbery early Sunday morning in West Town on the Northwest Side.

A man, 35, was walking to his car about 12:30 a.m. in the 700 block of North Wood Street when someone exited a white sedan and demanded the man’s backpack, before shooting him in the arm, Chicago police said.

He was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he was in good condition, police said.

No one was in custody.

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