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17-year-old boy dies after East Garfield Park drive-by

By  Mitchell Armentrout
   
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A 17-year-old boy died after an East Garfield Park drive-by shooting Thursday evening on the West Side.

George Anderson was walking in the 3000 block of West Harrison about 5:30 p.m. when an SUV pulled up and someone inside shot him in the back and abdomen, according to Chicago Police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Anderson was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he died at 6:08 a.m. Friday, authorities said. He lived in the 3400 block of West Flournoy.


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