2 shot, including teen, in Avondale

The 17-year-old was hit in the leg and the man in the arm and hip, police said.

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Two people were shot March 17, 2020, in the 3200 block of West Wellington Avenue in Avondale.

Two people were shot March 17, 2020, in the 3200 block of West Wellington Avenue in Avondale.

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Two people, including a 17-year-old boy, were shot Tuesday in Avondale on the Northwest Side.

The teen was in a vehicle with a 21-year-old man about 6:53 P.M. when another male walked up to them in an alley in the 3200 block of West Wellington Avenue, Chicago police said. He opened fire and hit the teen in the leg and the man in the arm and hip.

The boy and the man were taken to Illinois Masonic Medical Center, where they were both stabilized, police said.

Area North detectives are investigating.

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