Man, 23, shot in hip in Austin

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A man was wounded in a shooting Thursday afternoon in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side.

Someone approached the 23-year-old about 1:50 p.m. in the 600 block of South Cicero Avenue and shot at him, according to Chicago police.

He was struck in the hip and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in serious condition, police said. Area North detectives are investigating.

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