CHICAGO (STMW) - A male walking to his home was shot in the back in the West Pullman neighborhood Saturday night on the Far South Side.

A male exited a vehicle in the 11900 block of South Perry Avenue and was walking to his home when he heard shots at 7:03 p.m. and realized he was shot, police said.

He was taken in serious condition to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn with a gunshot wound to the back, police said.

Calumet Area detectives are investigating, but nobody is in custody Saturday night.

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