Two teens wounded in West Englewood shooting

The victims, 16 and 17, were shot Tuesday afternoon in the 6500 block of South Paulina Avenue.

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Two teenagers were wounded in a shooting Tuesday afternoon in West Englewood on the South Side.

A 16-year-old boy and 17-year-old girl were shot shortly after noon in the 6500 block of South Paulina Avenue, Chicago police and fire officials said.

They were walking down the street when someone opened fire from a black vehicle, police said.

The boy was struck in his chin and the girl in the thigh, police said.

Paramedics took them to the University of Chicago Medical Center, where they were listed in good condition, police and fire officials said.

No arrests were reported.

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