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15-year-old boy shot in Belmont Central

He was grazed him in the foot in the 2800 block of North Austin Avenue, police said.

By  Sun-Times Wire
   
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A 15-year-old boy was shot June 5, 2020, in Back of the Yards on the South Side.

A teen boy was grazed by a bullet March 23, 2020, in Belmont Central.

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A teen was wounded in a shooting Monday in Belmont Central on the North Side.

The 15-year-old boy was walking in the 2800 block of North Austin Avenue about 8:45 p.m. when someone in a black sedan opened fire, Chicago police said.

He was grazed in the foot and a relative brought him to Community First Medical Center, police said. He’s in good condition.

No one is in custody as Area North detectives investigate.

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