16-year-old boy shot in Englewood

The teen was sitting on a porch in the 6800 block of South Justine Street when someone opened fire.

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A 16-year-old boy was wounded in a shooting Sunday night in Englewood on the South Side.

The teen was sitting on a porch in the 6800 block of South Justine Street when someone opened fire about 11:10 p.m., Chicago police said.

He was struck in the hand and was taken to Holy Cross Hospital in good condition, police said.

No one was in custody.

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