Teenage boy shot in Grand Boulevard

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A teenage boy was wounded in a shooting Sunday afternoon in the Grand Boulevard neighborhood on the South Side.

The 17-year-old was standing on the sidewalk when a dark colored car pulled up and someone inside fired shots, striking him in the chest about 2:25 p.m. in the 300 block of East 47th Street, according to Chicago police.

He was taken to the University of Chicago Hospital, where his condition was stabilized, police said.

Area Central detectives were investigating.

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