Man shot across street from Kennedy-King College

June 21, 2012|Staff report

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A man was shot and wounded across the street from Kennedy-King College this afternoon, authorities said.

The 18-year-old man was shot in both legs in the 6400 block of South Halsted Street about 2:15 p.m., said Chicago Police News Affairs Officer Daniel O'Brien. The address where the man was shot is across the street from Kennedy-King College, 6301 S. Halsted.

The man was taken to John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital, where his condition had stabilized, O'Brien said.

Fire officials only reported that the victim suffered trauma and was taken to Stroger.