15-year-old boy shot in South Side drive-by

The teenager was standing in an alley about 8:30 p.m. in the 500 block of East 41st Street when a dark-colored vehicle drove by and someone inside opened fire.

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A 15-year-old boy was wounded in a drive-by shooting Saturday night in Bronzeville on the South Side.

The teenager was standing in an alley about 8:30 p.m. in the 500 block of East 41st Street when a dark-colored vehicle drove by and someone inside opened fire, Chicago police said.

He was shot in the hand and took himself to Comer Children’s Hospital, where he was stabilized, police said.

Area One detectives are investigating.

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