17-year-old boy shot in Englewood

He was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in good condition

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Three people were hurt in a shooting June 5, 2022, in South Deering.

A teen boy was shot Mar. 20, 2022, in Englewood.

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A 17-year-old boy was shot Sunday evening in Englewood on the South Side.

The teen was near a sidewalk about 7:35 p.m. in the 5600 block of South Sangamon Street when someone shot him in the thigh, Chicago police said.

He was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center in good condition, police said.

There was no one in custody.

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