A man was shot steps away from three Northwest Side elementary and middle schools Monday evening, prompting at least one school to go into a temporary lockdown, according to police and school officials.

About 4:20 p.m., a 23-year-old man was in a vehicle in the 4900 block of North Kedzie Avenue when he was shot in the upper chest, according to Chicago police. He was taken to Presence St. Francis Hospital in Evanston, where he was listed in good condition.

Hibbard Elementary, Edison Regional Gifted Center and Albany Park Multicultural Academy are all located within a few blocks of where the shooting happened, and some students were outside participating in activities and sports practices when the shots were fired.

Edison Regional Gifted Center Principal Karen Valentine said the school br

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