Teen boy shot in Park Manor

About 1:15 p.m., he was found in a parking lot in the 7400 block of South Perry Avenue, with a gunshot to his leg.

Crime scene tape.

A 17-year-old boy was shot Jan. 15, in Park Manor.

Sun-Times file

A 17-year-old boy was shot Saturday afternoon in Park Manor on the South Side.

About 1:15 p.m., he was found in a parking lot in the 7400 block of South Perry Avenue, with a gunshot to his leg, Chicago police said. The boy was taken to the University of Chicago Medical Center, in critical condition.

Area One detectives are investigating.

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