Man shot during armed robbery in Gage Park

A 39-year-old man was approached by a gunman who demanded his phone in the 2500 block of West 56th Street, Chicago police said.

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A man was shot during a robbery early Saturday on the Southwest Side.

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A man was shot during an armed robbery attempt early Saturday in Gage Park.

About 12:30 a.m., the 39-year-old man was approached by a gunman who demanded his phone in the 2500 block of West 56th Street, Chicago police said.

A fight began and the man was shot in the leg, police said.

He was found inside a parked car and taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in fair condition, officials said.

No one was in custody.

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