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Man Shot in Austin

February 18, 2014 8:32am | Updated February 18, 2014 8:32am
A man was shot in Austin Tuesday morning (file photo).
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CHICAGO — A 50-year-old man was shot in Austin Tuesday morning.

The man was walking on the sidewalk in the 5100 block of West Chicago Avenue about 5 a.m. when he heard shots and then felt pain, according to Officer Jose Estrada, a police spokesman.

He suffered a bullet wound in his upper right leg and went to Stroger Hospital, Estrada said. His condition was not immediately available.

No one was in custody for the shooting.

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