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15-year-old fatally shot in Greater Grand Crossing

The teen was shot in the 7700 block of South Vernon Avenue by someone in a white Jeep, Chicago police said.

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A 15-year-old boy was fatally shot Wednesday night in Greater Grand Crossing.

The teen was walking about 8:40 p.m. in the 7700 block of South Vernon Avenue when someone in a white Jeep shot him, Chicago police said.

He was struck multiple times in the leg and torso and was rushed to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

No one was in custody.

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