Boy, 14, wounded in Lawndale shooting

He was standing with a group of people in a park in the 3600 block of West Douglas Boulevard when shots rang out.

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A boy was shot in the shoulder in Lawndale.

A 14-year-old boy was wounded in a shooting in the 3600 block of West Douglas Boulevard, Aug. 9, 2019, in Lawndale.

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A 14-year-old boy was wounded in a shooting Friday in Lawndale on the West Side. 

He was standing in a park about 11:30 p.m. with a group of people in the 3600 block of West Douglas Boulevard when he heard gunfire and felt pain, Chicago police said. 

He was driven to Rush University Medical Center and then transferred to Stroger Hospital with a gunshot wound to the shoulder, police said. His condition was stabilized. 

No arrests have been reported. Area Central detectives are investigating. 

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