16-year-old boy shot in East Garfield Park

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A 16-year-old boy was shot in the leg in the East Garfield Park neighborhood Monday afternoon on the West Side.

Just before 4:30 p.m., he was outside in the 3000 block of West Flournoy when someone walked up and opened fire, according to Chicago Police.

He was taken in good condition to Mount Sinai Hospital.

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