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Boy, 13, reported missing from West Side

Kennedy Leach was last seen Wednesday in the 5500 block of West Thomas Street.

By  Sun-Times Wire
   
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Chicago Police Department

A 13-year-old boy has been reported missing from Austin on the West Side.

Kennedy Leach was last seen Wednesday in the 5500 block of West Thomas Street, according to a missing person alert from Chicago police.

Anyone with information is asked to call Area North detectives at 312-744-8266.

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