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A man was shot near a police station in the Austin neighborhood on Wednesday morning and is in serious condition, according to the Chicago police and fire departments.

Shots were reported outside a police station at 6:56 a.m. on the 5700 block of West Madison. A 27-year-old man was found lying in the street, hit four times in the lower half of his body, police said;bullets also hit five of the station’s windows, but no one inside the building was injured.

A bullet hole in the window of the Chicago police station in the 5100 block of West Madison Street in Chicago's Austin neighborhood, on Aug. 11, 2021. One person was shot nearby.
A bullet hole in the window of the Chicago police station in the 5100 block of West Madison Street in Chicago’s Austin neighborhood, on Aug. 11, 2021. One person was shot nearby.

The man was transported to Loyola University Medical Center in serious condition, according to the Chicago Police Department. There are no suspects or people in custody. Detectives are investigating.