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15-year-old boy critically hurt in Englewood drive-by shooting

The teen was standing outside at 6:53 a.m. in the 5700 block of South Princeton Avenue when a car stopped near him and someone inside fired shots.

By Sun-Times Wire

Los robos ocurrieron entre las 7:20 y las 8:20 a.m. el jueves, según la policía. | Archivos Sun-Times — A 15-year-old boy was critically wounded in a South Side shooting Saturday morning.

A 15-year-old boy was critically wounded in a drive-by shooting Saturday morning in Englewood on the South Side.

The teen was standing outside at 6:53 a.m. in the 5700 block of South Princeton Avenue when a car stopped near him and someone inside fired shots, Chicago police said.

He suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was taken in critical condition to Comer Children’s Hospital.

No arrests were made.

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