A man was shot while walking near a West Central City park early Sunday.
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Rubin Cruz, 21, told police he was walking home by Pioneer Park about 2:30 a.m. when several men in a car approached him, said Salt Lake Police Sgt. Kyle Jones. The men in the car yelled gang-related slogans and fired several shots at Cruz.The victim, who had never seen the men in the car, was struck in the side, near a thigh, and a friend took him to University Hospital where he was treated and contacted police, Jones said. The suspects, who have not been identified, fled the area after the shooting.