Boy, 17, shot in Englewood

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A teenage boy was wounded in a shooting Friday afternoon in the South Side Englewood neighborhood.

The 17-year-old was sitting in front of a home at 2:32 p.m. in the 6900 block of South Peoria when multiple people walked up and opened fire, according to Chicago Police.

He suffered a gunshot wound to the groin and was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where his condition was stabilized, police said.

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