Boy, 15, critically wounded in Auburn Gresham drive-by

The boy was shot multiple times Tuesday afternoon and taken to Comer Children’s Hospital, Chicago police said.

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A teen was wounded in a shooting Tuesday in the 8600 block of South Racine Avenue.

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A 15-year-old boy was critically wounded in a shooting Tuesday afternoon in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood on the South Side.

About 3:40 p.m., the teen was near a sidewalk in the 8600 block of South Racine Avenue when a vehicle approached and someone inside opened fire, Chicago police said.

He was shot multiple times in his body and taken to Comer Children’s Hospital where he was listed in critical condition, police said.

No one was in custody.

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