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3-year-old boy dies after shooting in Calumet Heights home

Laroyce Bolden was shot in his face April 22 in the 8800 block of South Euclid Avenue, police said.

By Sun-Times Wire

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A 3-year-old boy is dead after being shot last week inside a Calumet Heights home on the South Side.

On April 22, Laroyce Bolden was struck in the face about 3:40 p.m. while inside a home in the 8800 block of South Euclid Avenue, Chicago police said.

He was taken to Comer Children’s Hospital, where he later died, according to police and the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office.

No one was in custody.

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