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Man critically wounded during attempted robbery in East Garfield Park

The man told officers he was taking out the garbage when the suspect approached with a handgun and attempted to rob him, police said.

By  Sun-Times Wire
   
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Red crime scene tape is seen lit up from a car’s headlights.

A man was critically wounded in a shooting Friday night on the West Side.

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A man was shot and critically wounded during an attempted robbery Friday night in East Garfield Park on the West Side, police said.

About 8:20 p.m., officers responding to calls of a person shot found the man, 33, in the 3700 block of West Polk Street, Chicago police said.

The man told officers he was taking out the garbage when the suspect approached with a handgun and tried to rob him, police said. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital where he was in critical condition, officials said.

No one was in custody.

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