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Boy, 16, fatally shot in Joliet

The teen suffered multiple gunshot wounds in the 400 block of South Joliet Street, police said.

By  Sun-Times Wire
   
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A 16-year-old boy was found shot to death Tuesday night in Joliet.

Officers responded to a call in the 400 block of South Joliet Street and found the teen with multiple gunshot wounds, Joliet police said.

The boy was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police and the Will County Coroner’s Office.

No other information was immediately available.

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