Boy, 15, shot during fight at Ogden Park

The boy was shot in the leg and taken to Comer Children’s Hospital in good condition, police said.

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Police in Matteson responding to a call of shots fired found three people wounded in the 5600 block of Woodgate Drive.

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A teenage boy was shot during a fight Wednesday at Ogden Park on the South Side.

The 15-year-old was arguing with another person around 7 p.m. at the park in the 6500 block of South Racine Avenue when the person pulled out a gun and fired shots, Chicago police said.

The boy suffered a gunshot wound to the leg and was taken to Comer Children’s Hospital, where he was listed in good condition, police said.

No one was in custody.

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