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Teen wounded in Homan Square shooting

A 17-year-old boy was walking on a sidewalk when someone approached him and opened fire.

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A shooting Nov. 20, 2019, in the 3300 block of West Flournoy Street left a 17-year-old boy wounded.

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A 17-year-old boy was wounded in a shooting Wednesday in Homan Square on the West Side.

He was walking on a sidewalk in the 3300 block of West Flournoy Street when a male approached him, pulled out a handgun and opened fire, Chicago police said.

The teen was hit in the leg and taken to Mount Sinai Hospital in good condition, police said.

Area North detectives are investigating.

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