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17-year-old boy shot in Logan Square

By  Luke Wilusz
   
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A teenage boy was shot Wednesday night in the Logan Square neighborhood on the Northwest Side.

The 17-year-old was walking on the sidewalk about 9 p.m. in the 1700 block of North Washtenaw when someone fired shots from a black car, according to Chicago Police.

The boy showed up at Mount Sinai Hospital with a gunshot wound to the right leg, police said. His condition was stabilized.

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