Crime & Safety

South Side Man Hospitalized After Shooting Himself In Leg

Police say a man suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his leg early Wednesday morning.

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CHICAGO -- Police say a man suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his leg early Wednesday morning in the city's far South Side Hegewisch neighborhood.

The 27-year-old was hospitalized around 4 a.m., according to a Sun-Times Media report.

Additional details about the circumstances leading up to the incident were not yet available Wednesday afternoon.

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