17-year-old boy wounded in Brighton Park drive-by

He was in the 2600 block of West 42nd Street when someone in a vehicle fired shots.

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A man was shot while trying to run away from a robber in Chatham Oct. 28, 2019.

His condition was stabilized at Mount Sinai Hospital.

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A boy was wounded when he was shot Tuesday in Brighton Park on the South Side.

He was walking about 1:40 p.m. in the 2600 block of West 42nd Street when a male fired shots from a vehicle, Chicago police said.

The boy was struck in the leg, and his condition was stabilized at Mount Sinai Hospital, police said.

No arrests have been made as Area Central detectives investigate.

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