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Teen girl shot in Lawndale

About 10:15 p.m., the girl was riding in the passenger seat of a vehicle in the 4400 block of West 15th Street when someone in a white SUV fired shots, striking her in the back, Chicago police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

A teenage boy was shot April 10, 2021, in Lawndale. — A teenage girl was shot Dec. 9, 2020, in Lawndale.

A 15-year-old girl was shot Wednesday in Lawndale on the West Side.

About 10:15 p.m., the girl was riding in the passenger seat of a vehicle in the 4400 block of West 15th Street when someone in a white SUV fired shots, striking her in the back, Chicago police said.

The girl was taken to Stroger Hospital in fair condition, police said

Area Four detectives are investigating.

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