16-year-old boy shot in West Pullman, hours after couple wounded a mile away

He was shot in the thigh in the 12200 block of South Wallace Street.

Seven people were killed including five children in a crash July 31, 2022 in McHenry County.

A 16-year-old boy was shot Sept. 16, 2021, in West Pullman.

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A 16-year-old boy was shot Thursday evening in West Pullman on the Far South Side.

He was in the 12200 block of South Wallace Street when he was shot in the thigh about 6:50 p.m., Chicago police said. He went to Roseland Community Hospital, where he was listed in good condition.

About two hours earlier, a man and woman were also shot in West Pullman. They were attacked in the 12800 block of South Parnell Avenue, police said.

The man, 24, was grazed by a bullet on his face and the woman, 18, was grazed by a bullet on her face and chest, police said. The woman was taken to Christ Hospital in Oak Lawn in good condition, and the man refused treatment.

A person of interest was taken in for questioning.

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