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Teen critically wounded in Austin shooting

By Matthew Hendrickson

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A 16-year-old boy was wounded in a shooting Wednesday afternoon in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side.

The boy was shot in the chest and shoulder about 4:51 p.m. in the 5000 block of West Washington Boulevard, according to Chicago Police. He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition.

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