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SWAT Teams Called Out After Shooting In Chicago Lawn

CHICAGO (CBS) -- SWAT teams were on the scene late Thursday after a shooting in the Chicago Lawn neighborhood.

The shooting happened late in the afternoon at 5915 S. Richmond St.

Police said a 69-year-old man was shot the neck. He was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in critical condition.

The victim was outside a home when a man walked up and shot him, police said.

The gunman barricaded himself inside a house afterward, and a SWAT team was called to the scene.

During the 9 p.m. hour, police reported the standoff had ended and the man had surrendered.

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