Rogers Park & Edgewater

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Rogers Park Shooting Injures Boy, 16

September 11, 2014 7:14am | Updated September 11, 2014 7:14am
The boy is in good condition after being taken to St. Francis Hospital, according to police.
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DNAinfo/Erica Demarest

CHICAGO — A boy was sent to the hospital after a Rogers Park shooting in the early evening Wednesday.

Around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, the boy, 16, was on the street in the 2000 block of West Birchwood Avenue when two people fired shots from across the street, according to Officer Jose Estrada, a police spokesman.

The boy suffered a gunshot wound in the hand, Estrada said.

He was taken to St. Francis Hospital where he was in good condition, Estrada said.

No one is in custody, and detectives are investigating.

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