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Man grazed in Near West Side shooting

By Sun-Times Wire

screen_shot_2018_05_01_at_8_43_46_am_e1525182341491.png — 2300 block of West Jackson | Google Earth

A man was grazed by a bullet in a shooting early Tuesday on the Near West Side.

The 29-year-old suffered a graze wound to the head about 3:30 a.m. in the 2300 block of West Jackson, according to Chicago Police.

He refused medical attention, police said. Area Central detectives were investigating.

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