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Boy, 17, wounded in drive-by shooting in Brighton Park

He was walking in the 4900 block of South Kedzie Avenue when someone fired shots from a car, Chicago police said.

By  Sun-Times Wire
   
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Four men were wounded in a shooting March 21, 2022, in South Shore.

A 17-year-old boy was shot June 9, 2021, in Brighton Park.

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A 17-year-old boy was wounded in a shooting Wednesday in Brighton Park on the Southwest Side.

He was walking in the 4900 block of South Kedzie Avenue when someone fired shots from a car about 5:30 p.m., Chicago police said.

The teen was struck in the leg and taken to Holy Cross Hospital in good condition, police said.

No one was in custody.

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