Boy, 17, shot while entering Bronzeville home

The 17-year-old was about to walk into a home when he heard gunshots and felt pain in the 3500 block of South Giles Avenue, according to Chicago police.

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Eight people were shot, one fatally, Feb. 25, 2021 in Chicago.

A 17-year-old boy was shot Jan. 17, 2020, in the 3500 block of South Giles Avenue.

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A teenage boy was wounded in a shooting Friday in Bronzeville on the South Side.

The 17-year-old was about to walk into a home when he heard gunshots and felt pain at 10:37 p.m. in the 3500 block of South Giles Avenue, according to Chicago police. He told investigators he didn’t see the shooter or know where the shots came from.

He suffered a graze wound to his hip and a relative drove him to Comer Children’s Hospital, where he is in good condition, police said.

No one is in custody as Area Central detectives investigate.

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