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Man Shot Near Elementary School On West Side

CHICAGO (STMW) - A man was shot down the street from a public elementary school Friday night on the West Side.

Police said the shooting occurred 11:20 p.m. in the 5000 block of West Congress Parkway, which is down the street from Horatio May Elementary Community Academy.

A 30-year-old man suffered a graze wound to the right shoulder and was taken in good condition to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County, said police News Affairs Officer Ronald Gaines.

Area Central detectives are investigation the shooting, and no one was in custody as of Friday night.

Further details were not immediately available.

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