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Boy, 17, seriously wounded in Lawndale shooting

About 5:45 p.m., the teen was approached by a person who opened fire, striking him in the hip, police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

Red crime scene tape is seen lit up from a car’s headlights. — A teen boy was shot July 18, 2022 on the West Side.

A 17-year-old boy was seriously wounded in a shooting Monday evening in Lawndale on the West Side.

About 5:45 p.m., the teen was in the 3300 block of West Douglas Boulevard when he was approached by a person who opened fire, striking him in the hip, Chicago police said.

He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was listed in serious condition, police said.

No one was in custody.

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