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Boy, 16, shot in Back of the Yards

By Sun-Times Wire

A 16-year-old boy was shot Thursday afternoon in the Back of the Yards neighborhood on the South Side.

He was walking about 1 p.m. in the 5100 block of South Halsted when he heard gunshots and was struck in the hand, Chicago Police said.

He was treated at St. Bernard Hospital, where he was listed in good condition, police said.

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