Boy, 17, shot in West Town

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A 17-year-old boy was shot in his leg Sunday evening in the West Town neighborhood on the North Side.

The shooting happened about 5:35 p.m. in the 600 block of North Racine, according to Chicago Police. The boy was walking on Racine when a dark colored vehicle drove by and someone in a rear seat fired shots.

He took himself to Stroger Hospital in good condition with a gunshot wound to his lower left leg, police said.

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