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15-year-old shot in Back of the Yards

By  Matthew Hendrickson
   
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A man was shot in the 4700 block of South Ashland Saturday evening. | NVP News

A 15-year-old boy was shot late Saturday in the Back of the Yards neighborhood on the South Side.

He was riding as a passenger in a car about 11:25 p.m. when it stopped at a traffic light in the 4700 block of South Ashland and a man on foot fired at the vehicle, according to Chicago Police.

The teenager was shot in the back and taken to Stroger Hospital in fair condition, police said.

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