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Dec 30, 2008 5:13 am US/Central

Man Shot Near City College On North Side

CHICAGO (Sun-Times Media Wire) ― A man was shot by one of two males who tried to rob him during a dice game blocks from a North Side city college Monday night in the Uptown neighborhood.

The man, believed to be in his mid-20s, was shot in the back in the 4500 block of North Magnolia Avenue about 5:45 p.m., police said.

Three independent witnesses saw the victim, who is an alleged gang member, shooting dice on the street when two other alleged gang members approached him on foot and tried to rob him, police said.

While trying to run away, the victim was shot in the back. After the shooting, the man walked over to a fire station and was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in "stable" condition, police said.

The two attackers were described as black males who are small in stature. One was wearing a black sweatshirt while the other was wearing a red skullcap, and they fled on foot without taking any money after the incident.

The shooting happened near Harry S. Truman College, 1145 W. Wilson Ave., in the Uptown neighborhood.

No one was in custody at 4 a.m.

Belmont Area detectives are investigating.

(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2009. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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