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16-year-old shot in South Shore drive-by

The teen is in good condition at University of Chicago Medical Center, police said.

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A teen was shot in the South Shore neighborhood Friday night, police said.

The boy, 16, was walking outside in the 7000 block of South Martin Luther King Drive around 9:45 p.m. when someone fired shots from a red SUV, Chicago police said.

The teen was taken to University of Chicago Medical Center, where he was listed in good condition with a gunshot wound to the thigh, police said.

No one is in custody and detectives are investigating.

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