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Lathrop Homes Shooting Leaves Man Critically Wounded, Police Say

May 17, 2016 8:41am | Updated May 17, 2016 8:41am
The man was brought to Illinois Masonic Hospital, where he was listed in critical condition with multiple gunshot wounds, police said.
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LATHROP HOMES — A 24-year-old man was critically wounded after being shot multiple times outside the Lathrop Homes early Tuesday morning, police said.

Around 12:55 a.m., officers responded to a call of a person shot in the 2700 block of North Hoyne Avenue, where they found the man unresponsive in the complex's rear yard, according to Officer Jose Estrada, a Chicago Police spokesman.

The man was brought to Illinois Masonic Hospital with gunshot wounds in his abdomen, arm, groin and both legs, Estrada said.

Police said the man is a documented gang member.

No one is in custody, police said.

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