17-year-old boy struck in Brighton Park shooting

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A 17-year-old boy was shot Wednesday afternoon in front of a Brighton Park home on the Southwest Side.

The boy was standing at 3:19 p.m. in front of a home in the 3100 block of West 38th Street when someone fired shots from a red SUV, according to Chicago Police. A bullet ricocheted off the home’s wall and struck the boy in the neck.

The boy was taken in good condition to Mount Sinai Hospital, police said.

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