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Man, 36, shot in Galewood

By Sun-Times Wire

A man was wounded by gunfire on a sidewalk Thursday morning in the Galewood neighborhood on the Northwest Side.

At 2:50 a.m., the 36-year-old heard shots while standing in the 1700 block of North McVicker and felt pain, according to Chicago police. He was hit in both legs.

The 36-year-old was taken to Community First Hospital, police said. No one is in custody.

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