Boy, 16, hurt in Austin shooting

Officers found the 16-year-old in the street with a gunshot wound to his left buttock about 1 p.m. in the 5900 block of West Augusta Boulevard.

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A 16-year-old boy was shot July 15, 2019, in the 5900 block of West Augusta Boulevard.

A 16-year-old boy was shot July 15, 2019, in the 5900 block of West Augusta Boulevard.

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A teenage boy was shot Monday in Austin on the West Side.

Officers responding to reports of a person shot about 1 p.m. found the 16-year-old in the street with a gunshot wound to his left buttock in the 5900 block of West Augusta Boulevard, according to Chicago police.

He was taken to Stroger Hospital, where his condition was stabilized, police said.

Area North detectives are investigating.

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