Teen boy shot in Washington Park

The 17-year-old was hit in the left ankle and dropped off at Comer Children’s Hospital in good condition, police said.

Nine people were shot, one fatally Jan. 12 in Chicago.

A 17-year-old boy was wounded in a shooting Aug. 6, 2020, in the 5800 block of South Michigan Avenue.

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A teenage boy was injured in a shooting Thursday in Washington Park on the South Side.

The 17-year-old was walking on the sidewalk sometime between 11:15 and 11:30 p.m. in the 5800 block of South Michigan Avenue when a blue sedan approached and a male got out and fired at him, according to Chicago police.

The boy was hit in the left ankle and dropped off at Comer Children’s Hospital in good condition, police said.

No one is in custody as Area One detectives investigate.

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