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Man shot in head in Garfield Park

By Sun-Times Wire

Chicago Police investigate the scene where a man was shot in the head, Saturday morning, in the 200 block of North Kedzie, in the Garfield Park neighborhood. | Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times

A 27-year-old man suffered a gunshot wound in Garfield Park early Saturday.

Just after 1 a.m., the man was inside of a business in the 200 block of North Kedzie Avenue when someone outside fired shots, Chicago police said.

He was shot in the head and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in serious condition, police said.

It is unknown if he was the intended target.

Area North detectives are investigating.

Chicago Police investigate the scene where a man was shot in the head, Saturday morning, in the 200 block of North Kedzie, in the Garfield Park neighborhood. | Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times

Chicago Police investigate the scene where a man was shot in the head, Saturday morning, in the 200 block of North Kedzie, in the Garfield Park neighborhood. | Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times

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