Man wounded in Washington Park shooting

Published March 18, 2021 7:06 PM CDT

A 35-year-old man was shot in a parked vehicle Thursday afternoon in Washington Park on the South Side.

Another vehicle pulled alongside him and someone from inside fired shots about 2:40 p.m. in the 300 block of East 53rd Street, according to Chicago police.

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The man was struck on the leg taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center with injuries that appeared not to be life-threatening, police and Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Merritt.

Area One detectives are investigating.

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