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Englewood Shooting Wounds Boy, 16, Police Say

April 22, 2016 7:42am | Updated April 22, 2016 7:42am
A 16-year-old boy was shot in Englewood Thursday night, according to police.
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CHICAGO — A 16-year-old boy was shot in Englewood drive-by Thursday night, according to police.

The boy was on the sidewalk in the 6300 block of South Wolcott Avenue at 11:13 p.m. when someone fired shots from a passing car, said Officer Ana Pacheco, a Chicago Police spokeswoman.

He was struck in his right leg and was taken to Holy Cross Hospital, Pacheco said. Police did not have his condition but said he was stable.

No arrests have been made.

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