14-year-old boy grazed by bullet in West Englewood

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A 14-year-old boy was grazed by a bullet Thursday evening in the West Englewood neighborhood on the South Side.

About 5:50 p.m., the boy was in the 6700 block of South Hermitage when he heard shots and felt pain, according to Chicago Police.

He suffered a graze wound to the abdomen and was treated and released at the scene, police said.

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