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Girl, 17, shot in Auburn Gresham

By Ashlee Rezin

A 17-year-old girl was shot Sunday afternoon in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood on the South Side.

The girl was shot by her ex-boyfriend about 1:50 p.m. while she was standing outside in the 1400 block of West 88th Street, police said.

The pair had been involved in a fight earlier in the day, police said.

She was shot in the foot and was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where she was treated and released, police said.

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