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Pilsen Shooting Leaves Teen In Critical Condition, Police Say

April 26, 2016 7:24am | Updated April 26, 2016 7:24am
The boy was taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition, police said.
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PILSEN — A 16-year-old boy was in critical condition after being shot in his chest in Pilsen Monday night, police said.

Just after 9 p.m., the boy was walking in the 1600 block of West 21st Street when someone shot at him out of a passing light-colored SUV, according to Officer Ana Pacheco, a Chicago Police spokeswoman.

The boy was taken to Stroger Hospital in critical condition, Pacheco said.

No one is in custody, Pacheco said.

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