Boy, 15, shot in Back of the Yards

Someone in a blue pickup truck shot him in the arm, police said.

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

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

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A 15-year-old boy was shot Friday in Back of the Yards on the South Side. 

He was standing on South Hermitage Avenue about 7:40 p.m. when someone in a blue pickup truck fired shots, Chicago police said. 

The boy was taken to Holy Cross Hospital in good condition with a gunshot wound to the arm, police said.

No one is in custody as Area One detectives investigate. 

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