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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
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Man critically shot in South Austin

A man was shot and critically wounded Tuesday in South Austin. | Sun-Times file

A man was shot and critically wounded Tuesday afternoon in South Austin on the West Side.

The 28-year-old was sitting on a back porch about 5:20 p.m. in the 200 block of North Central Avenue when he heard shots and felt pain,Chicago police said.

He was taken to the Loyola University Medical Center with a gunshot wound to the left side of his back, and he was listed in critical condition, police said.

No one was in custody as of late Tuesday afternoon.

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