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Man shoots knife-wielding attacker, Chicago Police say

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(WBBM NEWSRADIO) — A man shot someone in self-defense Wednesday morning in Austin on the West Side, Chicago police said.

Police said the man, 39, opened fire after another man started attacking him with a knife. The attack happened around 8:50 a.m. in the 1700 block of North Lockwood Avenue.


The man who was shot, a 23-year-old, was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition, police said.

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