Man shot during attempted robbery in South Chicago

The man, 29, was walking in the 8700 block of South Marquette Avenue just before midnight when he was shot in the left hand, police said.

A man was shot during an attempted robbery May 5, 2022.

A man was shot during an attempted robbery May 5, 2022 on the South Side.

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A man was shot during an attempted robbery Thursday night in South Chicago on the Far South Side.

The man, 29, was walking in the 8700 block of South Marquette Avenue just before midnight when someone demanded his belongings at gunpoint, Chicago police said.

After a struggle, the man was shot in the left hand, officials said.

He was dropped off at Trinity Hospital in fair condition, police said.

No one was in custody.

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