Boy, 13, among three hurt in Avalon Park drive-by shooting

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A 13-year-old boy was among three people injured in an Avalon Park neighborhood drive-by shooting Saturday evening on the South Side.

The boy and two men, ages 18 and 19, were all shot by someone inside a passing vehicle at 7:33 p.m. in the 8100 block of South Woodlawn, police News Affairs Officer Thomas Sweeney said.

The boy was shot in the buttocks and taken to University of Chicago Comer Children’s Hospital in good condition, Sweeney said.

The 18-year-old suffered a gunshot wound to the foot and was taken to Jackson Park Hospital and Medical Center, where his condition had stabilized, Sweeney said. The 19-year-old was shot in the leg and taken to Advocate Trinity Hospital in good condition.

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