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Teen boy, 16, critically hurt in Humboldt Park shooting

The boy was sitting inside a vehicle about 7:40 p.m. in the 700 block of North Hamlin Avenue when someone opened fire, police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

A man was shot to death October 28, 2021 in Austin. — A 16-year-old boy was shot Octover 15, 2021 in Chicago.

A 16-year-old boy was critically wounded in a shooting Friday in Humboldt Park.

The teen boy was sitting inside a vehicle about 7:40 p.m. in the 700 block of North Hamlin Avenue when someone opened fire, Chicago police said.

He was struck in the face and was taken to Humboldt Park Health Hospital in critical condition, police said.

No arrests were made.

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