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Man critically wounded in Bronzeville shooting

The 23-year-old was standing outside in the 4000 block of South Dearborn Street about 9:45 a.m. when he was shot in the right leg, police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

Police caution tape. File photo. — A 23-year-old man was standing outside in the 4000 block of South Dearborn Street at 9:48 a.m. when he was shot in his right leg, police said.

A man was hospitalized after a shooting in Bronzeville Saturday morning.

The 23-year-old was standing outside in the 4000 block of South Dearborn Street about 9:45 a.m. when he was shot in the right leg, police said. He was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition.

No one was in custody.

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