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Man grazed by bullet while sleeping in West Pullman home

The man, 56, was asleep in his bedroom in the 11800 block of South Emerald Avenue when a bullet came through the window, grazing his head, police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

A man was fatally shot August 16, 2021 in Chatham. — A man was grazed by a bullet while sleeping in his home on the Far South Side Jan. 28, 2022.

A man was grazed by a bullet while sleeping in his West Pullman home early Friday morning on the Far South Side.

The man, 56, was asleep in his bedroom in the 11800 block of South Emerald Avenue about 2:20 a.m. when a bullet came through his window, grazing his head, Chicago police said.

He refused medical treatment and was released at the scene, police said.

No one was in custody.

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