Chicago police respond to stabbing report, victim ended up being shot twice

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A man is recovering after being shot in the back and grazed in the head Monday night on Chicago’s Southwest Side.

What we know:

Police said the shooting happened around 10 p.m. in the Little Village neighborhood.

Officers were sent to the 2800 block of South Avers for a reported stabbing, but when they arrived, Chicago Fire Department crews were already treating a 54-year-old man.

He was taken to Mount Sinai, where hospital staff said the man had not been stabbed but shot twice; once in the back and once near the ear, causing a graze wound to the head.

He was listed in fair condition.

What we don't know:

It remains unclear what led up to the shooting.

What's next:

No one is in custody, and Area Four detectives are investigating.

The Source: The information in this story came from the Chicago Police Department.

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