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Girl, 17, shot in Austin

By  Sun-Times Wire
   
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A 17-year-old girl was shot Thursday night in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side.

The girl was shot in the right shoulder about 8 p.m. in the 500 block of North Lockwood, police said.

She was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where she is listed in good condition.

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