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Austin Shooting Wounds 16-Year-Old Boy, Police Say

By Evan F. Moore | July 3, 2016 7:49am
 The incident took place by Polk Street and Cicero Avenue, police said. 
The incident took place by Polk Street and Cicero Avenue, police said. 
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AUSTIN— A shooting in Austin left a 16-year-old boy wounded on Sunday, police said. 

At 6:10 a.m., the teen was walking in an alley in the 4800 block of West Polk Street when heard shots and felt pain, said Officer Jose Estrada, a Chicago Police spokesman. 

The teen, was shot in both legs, was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital, where he was listed in good condition, Estrada said. 

No one is in custody for the shooting, Estrada said. 

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