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Man shot in Austin

By  Daniel Brown
   
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A man was shot Sunday in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side.

The 21-year-old man was sitting in a car at a stop sign in the 800 block of South Cicero Avenue about 4:45 p.m. when he heard shots and realized he’d been hit, according to Chicago Police.

He suffered a gunshot wound to the left thigh and drove himself to Saint Anthony Hospital, where he is listed in good condition, police said.

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