Boy, 17, wounded in drive-by in Rogers Park

About 2:30 p.m., he was on the sidewalk in the 1700 block of West Morse Avenue, when a light-colored vehicle pulled up to him and someone inside fired shots.

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A 17-year-old boy was wounded in a drive-by Thursday in Rogers Park on the North Side.

About 2:30 p.m., he was on the sidewalk in the 1700 block of West Morse Avenue, when a light-colored vehicle pulled up to him and someone inside fired shots, Chicago police said.

The boy was struck in the buttocks and taken to St. Francis Hospital in Evanston, where his condition was stabilized, police said.

Area Three detectives are investigating.

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