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Back Of The Yards Shooting Wounds Man, 25, Police Say

August 12, 2016 8:04am | Updated August 12, 2016 8:04am

CHICAGO — A shooting in Back of the Yards left a 25-year-old man wounded on Thursday night, police said.

At 7:45 p.m., the man was sitting in front of a home in the 5100 block of South Wood Street when he heard shots and felt pain, said Officer Jose Estrada, a Chicago Police spokesman.

The man was hit in his foot. He took himself to St. Bernard Hospital, where he was in good condition, Estrada said.

No one was in custody.

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