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Teen boys, 15 and 16, shot in Fernwood

The teens, 15 and 16, were on the sidewalk about 5 p.m. in the 10000 block of South Parnell Avenue when someone opened fire.

By  Sun-Times Wire
   
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A male was fatally shot after attacking a security guard Sept. 5, 2022, outside a Greektown business.

Two teenage boys were shot November 19, 2021 in Fernwood.

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Two teenage boys were wounded in a shooting Friday afternoon in Fernwood on the South Side.

The teens, 15 and 16, were on the sidewalk about 5 p.m. in the 10000 block of South Parnell Avenue when someone opened fire, Chicago police said.

They were both shot in the leg and were taken in good condition to Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, police said.

Area Two detectives are investigating.

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