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Portage Park Shooting Wounds Man, Police Say

September 16, 2016 6:04am | Updated September 16, 2016 6:04am
A 19-year-old man was walking when he heard gunshots and felt pain in his left arm, police said.
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DNAinfo/Erica Demarest

PORTAGE PARK — A 19-year-old man was shot on the city's Far Northwest Side Thursday afternoon, police said.

Sometime between 4-4:30 p.m., the man was walking in the 5300 block of West Cuyler Avenue when he heard gunshots and felt pain in his left arm, according to Officer Kevin Quaid, a Chicago Police spokesman.

The man was taken to Community First Hospital, where he was listed in good condition, Quaid said.

Police said the man is a documented gang member.

No one is in custody, police said.

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