Man wounded in Wrightwood shooting

A man was wounded when he was shot Saturday in Wrightwood on the Southwest Side.

The shooting occurred about 6:40 p.m. in the 8600 block of South Talman Avenue. The man, 28, was walking when an unknown person began shooting in his direction out of a passing car, Chicago police said.

He was able to take himself to MetroSouth Medical Center in Blue Island where he was treated for a gun shot wound in the right leg. His condition has been stabilized, police said.

Area South detectives are investigating.

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