17-year-old boy shot in Gresham

The teen was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in fair condition with a gunshot wound to the abdomen, police said.

A Chicago police SUV

A teenage boy was shot Dec. 20, 2020, in the 7500 block of South Ashland Avenue.

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A 17-year-old boy was wounded in a shooting Sunday in Gresham on the South Side.

He was in the parking lot of a store about 9:30 p.m. in the 7500 block of South Ashland Avenue when someone opened fire, striking him in the abdomen, Chicago police said.

The teen was taken to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn in fair condition, police said.

Area Two detectives are investigating.

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