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Man shot during struggle over gun in Englewood home

The man, 48, was struck in the foot around 11 p.m. in the 7000 block of South Laflin Street, Chicago police said.

By  Sun-Times Wire
   
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A man was shot Thursday night during a struggle over a gun inside his Englewood home on the South Side.

The man, 48, was struck in the foot around 11 p.m. in the 7000 block of South Laflin Street, Chicago police said.

He was taken to St. Bernard Hospital in good condition, police said.

Police say the incident appears to be domestic.

No one was in custody.

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