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Boy, 16, seriously wounded in Gresham shooting

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A teenage boy was shot and seriously wounded Tuesday in Gresham on the South Side.

The 16-year-old was standing in the 8400 block of South Morgan Street when someone in a car fired shots, Chicago police said.

About 8:50 p.m., the boy was struck in the neck and taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in serious condition, police said.

Area South detectives are investigating.

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