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Teen boy shot in Little Village

About 5:10 p.m., he was standing in the 3300 block of West 28th Street, when a vehicle approached, two people got out and fired shots.

By Sun-Times Wire

A man was killed in a shooting Mar. 17, 2023 on the West Side. — A 16-year-old boy was shot April 24, 2021, in the 3300 block of West 28th Street.

A 16-year-old boy was shot Saturday in Little Village on the Southwest Side.

About 5:10 p.m., he was standing in the 3300 block of West 28th Street, when a vehicle approached, two people got out and fired shots, Chicago police said.

He was struck in both legs, the hand, and rushed to Mt. Sinai Hospital in good condition, police said.

Chicago police are investigating the shooting.

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