Boy, 16, shot in Gresham

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A 16-year-old boy was shot Sunday night in the Gresham neighborhood on the South Side.

About 7:45 p.m., the boy was outside in the 1500 block of West 81st Street when two males approached him on foot and fired shots, Chicago Police said. He was struck twice in the buttocks.

The boy was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where his condition was stabilized, police said.

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