22-year-old man shot in thigh in South Shore

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A 22-year-old man was shot in his thigh Saturday afternoon in the South Shore neighborhood.

He was shot about 1:30 p.m. in the 6800 block of South Merrill, according to Chicago police.

He went to Jackson Park Hospital, where his condition stabilized, police said.

Area Central detectives were investigating the shooting.

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