Man shot in Englewood

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A man was wounded Sunday in a shooting in Englewood on the South Side.

The 18-year-old was on the front porch of a home at about 11:55 a.m. in the 600 block of West 61st Street when someone pulled up in a dark colored car and fired shots, striking him twice in the buttocks, Chicago police said.

He was taken to University of Chicago Medical Center where his condition was stabilized, police said.

Area South detectives are investigating.

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