15-year-old boy shot in Englewood

The boy was shot twice in the arm and once in the thigh, and taken to Comer Children’s Hospital in good condition, police said.

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A 15-year-old boy was wounded in a shooting March 15, 2020, on Winchester Avenue in Englewood.

A 15-year-old boy was wounded in a shooting March 15, 2020, on Winchester Avenue in Englewood.

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A 15-year-old boy was wounded in a shooting Sunday in Englewood on the South Side.

The boy was walking about 5:30 p.m. on South Winchester Avenue when a male in a dark jacket fired shots at him, Chicago police said.

The boy was shot twice in the arm and once in the thigh, and taken to Comer Children’s Hospital in good condition, police said.

No one is in custody as Area South detectives investigate.

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