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Man Shot Two Blocks South Of Chicago Police Headquarters

CHICAGO (STMW) -- A 19-year-old man was shot less than two blocks away from Chicago Police Headquarters Thursday night in Bronzeville.

About 9:45 p.m., he was walking in the 3700 block of South Michigan when a vehicle pulled up and a gunman got out and opened fire, police News Affairs Officer Ron Gaines said. CPD Headquarters is about two blocks north at 3510 S. Michigan Ave.

The man was shot in the shoulder and taken to Stroger Hospital, where his condition stabilized, Gaines said.

(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2015. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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