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15-year-old boy fatally shot in Little Village

Benjamin Ortega was shot in the 2400 block of South Trumbull Avenue, police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

A 15-year-old boy was fatally shot Wednesday night in the Little Village neighborhood.

Benjamin Ortega was struck in the abdomen around 9 p.m. in the 2400 block of South Trumbull Avenue, Chicago police said.

He rushed himself to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he later died, police said.

No one was in custody. Area detectives are investigating.

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