2 teens wounded in West Pullman shooting

They were shot Wednesday morning in the 11900 block of South Eggleston Avenue, police say.

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Police responded to a shooting March 10 in West Pullman.

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Two teenage boys were shot and wounded Wednesday morning in West Pullman on the Far South Side.

A 16-year-old and another male were shot about 10:50 a.m. in the 11900 block of South Harvard Avenue, according to a statement from Chicago police.

The shooting happened either inside or near a home, police said.

The 16-year-old went to Roseland Community Hospital with a gunshot wound to his calf, police said. The other male, shot in his flank, went to the University of Chicago Medical Center.

Both injuries were considered not to be life-threatening, Chicago fire spokesman Larry Merritt said.

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