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A man is in hospital after being shot in the chest<\/strong> <\/a>during an attempted robbery<\/a> in Cooks <\/a>early on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Emergency Medical Services arrived around 4:20am and took the victim to hospital. His condition has not been released.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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