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Two boys, 12 and 14, shot and wounded in Albany Park

The two victims, 12 and 14, were shot and wounded around 11:40 p.m. near the 3000 block of West Lawrence Avenue.

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Two minors, 12 and 14, were shot while passing through Albany Park Friday.

Two teenage boys were shot and wounded Friday night in the Albany Park neighborhood on the Northwest Side.

Around 11:40 p.m., the two boys, 12 and 14, were in the back seat of a vehicle traveling north on Albany Avenue near Lawrence when someone in an SUV shot at the vehicle, according to Chicago police.

The 12-year-old was shot in the leg, and the 14-year-old in the back of the neck, police said.

Both were taken to Illinois Masonic Medical Center where the 14-year-old was listed in critical condition. The younger boy’s condition was stabilized, police said.

No one was in custody.

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