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17-year-old shot in Humboldt Park

The teen boy was near the sidewalk Monday in the 3800 block of West Augusta Boulevard when he heard shots and felt pain.

By Sun-Times Wire

A male was fatally shot after attacking a security guard Sept. 5, 2022, outside a Greektown business. — A teen boy, 17, was shot July 5, 2021 in Humbolst Park.

A 17-year-old boy was wounded in a shooting Monday in Humboldt Park on the Northwest Side.

The teen boy was near the sidewalk about 4:55 p.m. in the 3800 block of West Augusta Boulevard when he heard shots and felt pain, Chicago police said.

He was shot on both legs and was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital in good condition, police said.

No one is in custody as area detectives investigate.

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