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Austin Shooting Wounds Man, Police Say

By Alex Nitkin | November 20, 2015 9:42am
 The man's condition stabilized after he was shot in his hand and his foot, police said.
The man's condition stabilized after he was shot in his hand and his foot, police said.
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SOUTH AUSTIN — A 35-year-old man was shot twice in Austin Thursday night, police said.

Around 10:35 p.m., the man was shot in his arm and his leg in the 4800 block of West Monroe Street, according to Officer Ana Pacheco, a Chicago Police spokeswoman.

After initially refusing medical attention, the man was driven to Stroger Hospital by a friend, Pacheco said. His condition later stabilized.

Police said the man is a documented gang member, and he's not cooperating with authorities.

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