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3-year-old boy grazed in the back while riding in car in Lawndale

He was shot in the 3700 block of West 16th Street and driven to Loretto Hospital.

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Los robos ocurrieron entre las 7:20 y las 8:20 a.m. el jueves, según la policía. | Archivos Sun-Times

A shooting left a 3-year-old boy hurt July 12, 2021, in Lawndale.

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A 3-year-old boy was grazed while riding in a car in Lawndale on the West Side Monday afternoon.

A 24-year-old woman was driving the car in the 3700 block of West 16th Street when someone fired shots about 3:55 p.m., Chicago police said.

A bullet grazed the boy in the lower back, police said. The woman drove to Loretto Hospital where the boy was in good condition.

No arrests have been made.

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