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Man shot in knee during argument in Wicker Park

By  Jake Wittich
   
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A 25-year-old man was shot during an argument early Saturday in the Wicker Park neighborhood on the North Side.

Another person opened fire at 2:26 a.m. in the 2000 block of West LeMoyne, according to Chicago Police.

The man was shot in the knee and taken to Stroger Hospital in good condition, police said.

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