Teen boy hurt in Far South Side shooting

The 15-year-old was on the front porch of a home about 9 p.m. in the 700 block of East 132nd Street when someone opened fire.

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Chicago police investigate a scene July 5, 2021, where a 15-year-old boy was shot in the 700 block of East 132nd Street.

Chicago police investigate a scene July 5, 2021, where a 15-year-old boy was shot in the 700 block of East 132nd Street.

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A teenage boy was wounded in a shooting Monday night in Riverdale on the Far South Side.

The 15-year-old was on the front porch of a home about 9 p.m. in the 700 block of East 132nd Street when someone opened fire, Chicago police said.

He suffered a graze wound on the leg and was taken to Comer Children’s Hospital in good condition, police said.

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Chicago police investigate a scene July 5, 2021, where a 15-year-old boy was shot in the 700 block of East 132nd Street.

Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times

Area Two detectives are investigating.

Hours earlier, another 15-year-old boy was critically hurt in a drive-by shooting in Woodlawn, police said. He was on the sidewalk about 5:50 p.m. when a dark-colored vehicle drove by and someone from inside pulled out a gun and fired shots in the 6600 block of South Langley Avenue.

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