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Little Village Shooting Wounds Teen, Police Say

January 7, 2016 8:36am | Updated January 7, 2016 8:36am
The teen was brought to Mount Sinai Hospital, where his condition stabilized, police said.
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LITTLE VILLAGE — An 18-year-old man was shot Wednesday evening in both of his legs in Little Village, police said.

Around 8:30 p.m., the teen was walking in the 2300 block of South Trumbull Avenue when someone pulled up next to him in a dark-colored SUV, yelled gang slogans and shot him, according to Officer Ana Pacheco, a Chicago Police spokeswoman.

The man brought himself to Mount Sinai Hospital, where his condition stabilized, Pacheco said.

No one is in custody, Pacheco said.

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