Lincoln Park shooting, robbery victim Dakotah Earley tests out new prosthetic leg

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A man who was shot on the street in Lincoln Park while being robbed of his cellphone in May is now walking with a prosthetic leg.

Dakotah Earley was walking near Wayne and Webster Avenues when he was shot multiple times for his cell phone.
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Earley has had several surgeries, and even lost part of his leg following the attack.

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His mother tweeted a video Tuesday night of Earley taking a test walk on his new prosthetic leg. She said she's overjoyed so far with his progress.

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