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Back Of The Yards Shooting Wounds 17-Year-Old, Police Say

By Kelly Bauer | August 5, 2016 7:37am

CHICAGO — A shooting in Back of the Yards left a 17-year-old wounded on Thursday afternoon, police said.

At 4:30 p.m., the teen was in the 4600 block of South Halsted Street when he was shot in his left leg, said Officer Laura Amezaga, a Chicago Police spokeswoman.

The teen was taken to Stroger Hospital, where his condition was not available but he was listed as "stable," Amezaga said.

No one was in custody.

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