Two girls shot in South Shore

Two teenage girls were shot Friday night in the South Shore neighborhood.

The girls, ages 14 and 15, were shot about 9:35 p.m. in the 7300 block of South Dante, said police News Affairs Officer Ronald Gaines, citing preliminary information.

The 14-year-old girl was shot in the leg and was taken in good condition to University of Chicago Comer Children’s Hospital, Gaines said.

The 15-year-old suffered a graze wound to the head and was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where her condition had stabilized, Gaines said.

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